diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index a64d38eaa..da5930888 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2002-07-13  Havoc Pennington  <hp@pobox.com>
+
+	* src/workspace.c (meta_workspace_new): don't put a newline after
+	the default workspace name
+
 2002-07-13  Havoc Pennington  <hp@pobox.com>
 
 	* src/keybindings.c: adapt to virtual modifiers
diff --git a/src/workspace.c b/src/workspace.c
index 8f194393b..f5ca089e8 100644
--- a/src/workspace.c
+++ b/src/workspace.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ meta_workspace_new (MetaScreen *screen)
   workspace->work_area.height = screen->height;
   workspace->work_area_invalid = TRUE;
 
-  workspace->name = g_strdup_printf (_("Workspace %d\n"),
+  workspace->name = g_strdup_printf (_("Workspace %d"),
                                      meta_workspace_index (workspace) + 1);
   
   /* Update hint for current number of workspaces */