diff --git a/cpu/pc_event.cc b/cpu/pc_event.cc
index 21eef677a..2c6bb2443 100644
--- a/cpu/pc_event.cc
+++ b/cpu/pc_event.cc
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ void
 BreakPCEvent::process(ExecContext *xc)
 {
     StringWrap name(xc->cpu->name() + ".break_event");
-    DPRINTFN("break event %s triggered", descr());
+    DPRINTFN("break event %s triggered\n", descr());
     debug_break();
     if (remove)
         delete this;
diff --git a/kern/linux/linux_system.cc b/kern/linux/linux_system.cc
index b6aa9c6f2..a9c92b54a 100644
--- a/kern/linux/linux_system.cc
+++ b/kern/linux/linux_system.cc
@@ -109,12 +109,13 @@ LinuxSystem::LinuxSystem(Params *p)
         kernelPanicEvent->schedule(addr);
     else
         panic("could not find kernel symbol \'panic\'");
-
+#if 0
     kernelDieEvent = new BreakPCEvent(&pcEventQueue, "die if kernel");
     if (kernelSymtab->findAddress("die_if_kernel", addr))
         kernelDieEvent->schedule(addr);
     else
         panic("could not find kernel symbol \'die_if_kernel\'");
+#endif
 
 #endif