diff --git a/tc/tc_util.c b/tc/tc_util.c
index 82856a85..ab717890 100644
--- a/tc/tc_util.c
+++ b/tc/tc_util.c
@@ -838,8 +838,9 @@ void print_tcstats2_attr(FILE *fp, struct rtattr *rta, char *prefix, struct rtat
 
 		memcpy(&q, RTA_DATA(tbs[TCA_STATS_QUEUE]), MIN(RTA_PAYLOAD(tbs[TCA_STATS_QUEUE]), sizeof(q)));
 		if (!tbs[TCA_STATS_RATE_EST])
-			print_string(PRINT_FP, NULL, "\n%s", prefix);
+			print_string(PRINT_FP, NULL, "\n", "");
 		print_uint(PRINT_JSON, "backlog", NULL, q.backlog);
+		print_string(PRINT_FP, NULL, "%s", prefix);
 		print_string(PRINT_FP, NULL, "backlog %s",
 			     sprint_size(q.backlog, b1));
 		print_uint(PRINT_ANY, "qlen", " %up", q.qlen);