diff --git a/examples/flushing/.gitignore b/examples/flushing/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2383fed92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/flushing/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+myfile.log
diff --git a/klog.go b/klog.go
index 152f8a6bd..a4290d11d 100644
--- a/klog.go
+++ b/klog.go
@@ -873,6 +873,9 @@ func (l *loggingT) output(s severity.Severity, logger *logWriter, buf *buffer.Bu
 		if logger.writeKlogBuffer != nil {
 			logger.writeKlogBuffer(data)
 		} else {
+			if len(data) > 0 && data[len(data)-1] == '\n' {
+				data = data[:len(data)-1]
+			}
 			// TODO: set 'severity' and caller information as structured log info
 			// keysAndValues := []interface{}{"severity", severityName[s], "file", file, "line", line}
 			if s == severity.ErrorLog {
diff --git a/klog_test.go b/klog_test.go
index 76303e068..7b6ebdb6f 100644
--- a/klog_test.go
+++ b/klog_test.go
@@ -1484,13 +1484,13 @@ func TestInfoWithLogr(t *testing.T) {
 		msg: "foo",
 		expected: testLogrEntry{
 			severity: severity.InfoLog,
-			msg:      "foo\n",
+			msg:      "foo",
 		},
 	}, {
 		msg: "",
 		expected: testLogrEntry{
 			severity: severity.InfoLog,
-			msg:      "\n",
+			msg:      "",
 		},
 	}}
 
diff --git a/test/zapr.go b/test/zapr.go
index 7b1594429..6c7e809fb 100644
--- a/test/zapr.go
+++ b/test/zapr.go
@@ -171,22 +171,22 @@ I output.go:<LINE>] "odd WithValues" keyWithoutValue="(MISSING)"
 
 		// klog.Info
 		`I output.go:<LINE>] "helloworld\n"
-`: `{"caller":"test/output.go:<LINE>","msg":"helloworld\n","v":0}
+`: `{"caller":"test/output.go:<LINE>","msg":"helloworld","v":0}
 `,
 
 		// klog.Infoln
 		`I output.go:<LINE>] "hello world\n"
-`: `{"caller":"test/output.go:<LINE>","msg":"hello world\n","v":0}
+`: `{"caller":"test/output.go:<LINE>","msg":"hello world","v":0}
 `,
 
 		// klog.Error
 		`E output.go:<LINE>] "helloworld\n"
-`: `{"caller":"test/output.go:<LINE>","msg":"helloworld\n"}
+`: `{"caller":"test/output.go:<LINE>","msg":"helloworld"}
 `,
 
 		// klog.Errorln
 		`E output.go:<LINE>] "hello world\n"
-`: `{"caller":"test/output.go:<LINE>","msg":"hello world\n"}
+`: `{"caller":"test/output.go:<LINE>","msg":"hello world"}
 `,
 
 		// klog.ErrorS
@@ -201,12 +201,12 @@ I output.go:<LINE>] "odd WithValues" keyWithoutValue="(MISSING)"
 
 		// klog.V(1).Info
 		`I output.go:<LINE>] "hellooneworld\n"
-`: `{"caller":"test/output.go:<LINE>","msg":"hellooneworld\n","v":1}
+`: `{"caller":"test/output.go:<LINE>","msg":"hellooneworld","v":1}
 `,
 
 		// klog.V(1).Infoln
 		`I output.go:<LINE>] "hello one world\n"
-`: `{"caller":"test/output.go:<LINE>","msg":"hello one world\n","v":1}
+`: `{"caller":"test/output.go:<LINE>","msg":"hello one world","v":1}
 `,
 
 		// klog.V(1).ErrorS