diff --git a/src/syscalls.c b/src/syscalls.c
index c544f69..9c7fc0b 100644
--- a/src/syscalls.c
+++ b/src/syscalls.c
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ static int syscalls_getKey(lua_State* L)
 		{
 			char s[2];
 			s[0] = a.code;
-			s[1] = '\n';
+			s[1] = '\0';
 			lua_pushstring(L, s);
 		}
 		else