diff --git a/src/systemctl/systemctl.c b/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
index dcea9d22a4..e22f349e43 100644
--- a/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
+++ b/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
@@ -6379,7 +6379,8 @@ static int enable_unit(int argc, char *argv[], void *userdata) {
         if (carries_install_info == 0 && !ignore_carries_install_info)
                 log_notice("The unit files have no installation config (WantedBy=, RequiredBy=, Also=,\n"
                            "Alias= settings in the [Install] section, and DefaultInstance= for template\n"
-                           "units). This means they are not meant to be enabled using systemctl.\n \n"
+                           "units). This means they are not meant to be enabled using systemctl.\n"
+                           " \n" /* trick: the space is needed so that the line does not get stripped from output */
                            "Possible reasons for having this kind of units are:\n"
                            "%1$s A unit may be statically enabled by being symlinked from another unit's\n"
                            "  .wants/ or .requires/ directory.\n"