diff --git a/kernel-src/io/console.c b/kernel-src/io/console.c
index 691305cd..b9e27d79 100644
--- a/kernel-src/io/console.c
+++ b/kernel-src/io/console.c
@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@ size_t console_ttywrite(void *internal, char *str, size_t count) {
 }
 
 void console_putc(char c) {
-	console_write(&c, 1);
+	if (c == '\n')
+		console_write("\n\r", 2);
+	else
+		console_write(&c, 1);
 }
 
 // taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANSI_escape_code#Terminal_input_sequences
diff --git a/kernel-src/io/term.c b/kernel-src/io/term.c
index 58c07d3c..fc0fddf4 100644
--- a/kernel-src/io/term.c
+++ b/kernel-src/io/term.c
@@ -47,7 +47,10 @@ void term_write(char *str, size_t count) {
 }
 
 void term_putchar(char c) {
-	flanterm_write(term_ctx, &c, 1);
+	if (c == '\n')
+		flanterm_write(term_ctx, "\n\r", 2);
+	else
+		flanterm_write(term_ctx, &c, 1);
 }
 
 void term_getsize(size_t *x, size_t *y, size_t *fbx, size_t *fby) {