diff --git a/code/sdl/sdl_glimp.c b/code/sdl/sdl_glimp.c
index 2eda189e..cdaabcc5 100644
--- a/code/sdl/sdl_glimp.c
+++ b/code/sdl/sdl_glimp.c
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@ void GLimp_EndFrame( void )
 		{
 			// SDL_WM_ToggleFullScreen didn't work, so do it the slow way
 			if( !sdlToggled )
-				ri.Cmd_ExecuteText(EXEC_APPEND, "vid_restart");
+				ri.Cmd_ExecuteText(EXEC_APPEND, "vid_restart\n");
 
 			ri.IN_Restart( );
 		}
diff --git a/code/sdl/sdl_input.c b/code/sdl/sdl_input.c
index 72c66096..88c0ef58 100644
--- a/code/sdl/sdl_input.c
+++ b/code/sdl/sdl_input.c
@@ -999,7 +999,7 @@ void IN_Frame( void )
 	if ( (vidRestartTime != 0) && (vidRestartTime < Sys_Milliseconds()) )
 	{
 		vidRestartTime = 0;
-		Cbuf_AddText( "vid_restart" );
+		Cbuf_AddText( "vid_restart\n" );
 	}
 }