diff --git a/.ci/travis/macos/script.sh b/.ci/travis/macos/script.sh
index 4ac2ed64b18..a0366a135e5 100755
--- a/.ci/travis/macos/script.sh
+++ b/.ci/travis/macos/script.sh
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ gtimeout ${TIMEOUT}s ctest -V -E "$(cat ${DIR}/blacklist.txt | gsed -r '/^(#.*?)
 rv=$?
 
 if [ $rv -eq 124 ] ; then
-    echo '\033[0;33mBuild and test timeout. Please restart the build for useful results.\033[0m'
+    printf '\n\n\033[0;33mBuild and test timeout. Please restart the build for meaningful results.\033[0m\n'
 fi
 
 exit $rv