diff --git a/code/qcommon/vm_sparc.c b/code/qcommon/vm_sparc.c
index 578294d5..d79b4324 100644
--- a/code/qcommon/vm_sparc.c
+++ b/code/qcommon/vm_sparc.c
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ static void dst_insn_append(struct func_info * const fp)
 
 static void ErrJump(void)
 { 
-	Com_Error(ERR_DROP, "program tried to execute code outside VM\n");
+	Com_Error(ERR_DROP, "program tried to execute code outside VM");
 	exit(1);
 }
 
diff --git a/code/renderergl2/tr_bsp.c b/code/renderergl2/tr_bsp.c
index 04170919..01556cdd 100644
--- a/code/renderergl2/tr_bsp.c
+++ b/code/renderergl2/tr_bsp.c
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ static	void R_LoadLightmaps( lump_t *l, lump_t *surfs ) {
 				}
 
 				if (!size)
-					ri.Error(ERR_DROP, "Bad header for %s!\n", filename);
+					ri.Error(ERR_DROP, "Bad header for %s!", filename);
 
 				size -= 2;
 				p += 2;
@@ -368,10 +368,10 @@ static	void R_LoadLightmaps( lump_t *l, lump_t *surfs ) {
 
 #if 0 // HDRFILE_RGBE
 				if (size != tr.lightmapSize * tr.lightmapSize * 4)
-					ri.Error(ERR_DROP, "Bad size for %s (%i)!\n", filename, size);
+					ri.Error(ERR_DROP, "Bad size for %s (%i)!", filename, size);
 #else // HDRFILE_FLOAT
 				if (size != tr.lightmapSize * tr.lightmapSize * 12)
-					ri.Error(ERR_DROP, "Bad size for %s (%i)!\n", filename, size);
+					ri.Error(ERR_DROP, "Bad size for %s (%i)!", filename, size);
 #endif
 			}
 			else
@@ -2184,7 +2184,7 @@ static	void R_LoadSurfaces( lump_t *surfs, lump_t *verts, lump_t *indexLump ) {
 		{
 			//ri.Printf(PRINT_ALL, "Found!\n");
 			if (size != sizeof(float) * 3 * (verts->filelen / sizeof(*dv)))
-				ri.Error(ERR_DROP, "Bad size for %s (%i, expected %i)!\n", filename, size, (int)((sizeof(float)) * 3 * (verts->filelen / sizeof(*dv))));
+				ri.Error(ERR_DROP, "Bad size for %s (%i, expected %i)!", filename, size, (int)((sizeof(float)) * 3 * (verts->filelen / sizeof(*dv))));
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -2685,7 +2685,7 @@ void R_LoadLightGrid( lump_t *l ) {
 
 			if (size != sizeof(float) * 6 * numGridPoints)
 			{
-				ri.Error(ERR_DROP, "Bad size for %s (%i, expected %i)!\n", filename, size, (int)(sizeof(float)) * 6 * numGridPoints);
+				ri.Error(ERR_DROP, "Bad size for %s (%i, expected %i)!", filename, size, (int)(sizeof(float)) * 6 * numGridPoints);
 			}
 
 			w->hdrLightGrid = ri.Hunk_Alloc(size, h_low);
diff --git a/code/renderergl2/tr_fbo.c b/code/renderergl2/tr_fbo.c
index 00b8b174..fee11d5c 100644
--- a/code/renderergl2/tr_fbo.c
+++ b/code/renderergl2/tr_fbo.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ FBO_t          *FBO_Create(const char *name, int width, int height)
 
 	if(strlen(name) >= MAX_QPATH)
 	{
-		ri.Error(ERR_DROP, "FBO_Create: \"%s\" is too long\n", name);
+		ri.Error(ERR_DROP, "FBO_Create: \"%s\" is too long", name);
 	}
 
 	if(width <= 0 || width > glRefConfig.maxRenderbufferSize)
diff --git a/code/renderergl2/tr_glsl.c b/code/renderergl2/tr_glsl.c
index 93b78a1a..d8b07432 100644
--- a/code/renderergl2/tr_glsl.c
+++ b/code/renderergl2/tr_glsl.c
@@ -431,7 +431,8 @@ static void GLSL_LinkProgram(GLhandleARB program)
 	if(!linked)
 	{
 		GLSL_PrintInfoLog(program, qfalse);
-		ri.Error(ERR_DROP, "\nshaders failed to link");
+		ri.Printf(PRINT_ALL, "\n");
+		ri.Error(ERR_DROP, "shaders failed to link");
 	}
 }
 
@@ -445,7 +446,8 @@ static void GLSL_ValidateProgram(GLhandleARB program)
 	if(!validated)
 	{
 		GLSL_PrintInfoLog(program, qfalse);
-		ri.Error(ERR_DROP, "\nshaders failed to validate");
+		ri.Printf(PRINT_ALL, "\n");
+		ri.Error(ERR_DROP, "shaders failed to validate");
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/code/renderergl2/tr_shade_calc.c b/code/renderergl2/tr_shade_calc.c
index 9421f646..a5c4e9ab 100644
--- a/code/renderergl2/tr_shade_calc.c
+++ b/code/renderergl2/tr_shade_calc.c
@@ -456,10 +456,10 @@ static void Autosprite2Deform( void ) {
 	vec3_t	forward;
 
 	if ( tess.numVertexes & 3 ) {
-		ri.Printf( PRINT_WARNING, "Autosprite2 shader %s had odd vertex count", tess.shader->name );
+		ri.Printf( PRINT_WARNING, "Autosprite2 shader %s had odd vertex count\n", tess.shader->name );
 	}
 	if ( tess.numIndexes != ( tess.numVertexes >> 2 ) * 6 ) {
-		ri.Printf( PRINT_WARNING, "Autosprite2 shader %s had odd index count", tess.shader->name );
+		ri.Printf( PRINT_WARNING, "Autosprite2 shader %s had odd index count\n", tess.shader->name );
 	}
 
 	if ( backEnd.currentEntity != &tr.worldEntity ) {