diff --git a/src/generic/logg.cpp b/src/generic/logg.cpp
index 1790b09bf5..7cfc3d16bb 100644
--- a/src/generic/logg.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/logg.cpp
@@ -196,7 +196,11 @@ void wxLogTextCtrl::DoLogString(const wxChar *szString, time_t WXUNUSED(t))
 {
     wxString msg;
     TimeStamp(&msg);
+#ifdef __WXMAC__
+    msg << szString << wxT('\r');
+#else
     msg << szString << wxT('\n');
+#endif
 
     m_pTextCtrl->AppendText(msg);
 }