diff --git a/tools/virsh-domain.c b/tools/virsh-domain.c
index da57d96d1a3d0b48269956d74b41e4bcfd400e2d..82140feb576e6a2ca988c14726d5b36f95542193 100644
--- a/tools/virsh-domain.c
+++ b/tools/virsh-domain.c
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ cmdAttachDisk(vshControl *ctl, const vshCmd *cmd)
         virBufferAsprintf(&buf, "<serial>%s</serial>\n", serial);
 
     if (alias)
-        virBufferAsprintf(&buf, "<alias name='%s'/>", alias);
+        virBufferAsprintf(&buf, "<alias name='%s'/>\n", alias);
 
     if (wwn)
         virBufferAsprintf(&buf, "<wwn>%s</wwn>\n", wwn);