diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/protocol/LocatedBlocks.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/protocol/LocatedBlocks.java
index e7d5b3ae4c9..baf59ce6136 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/protocol/LocatedBlocks.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs-client/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/protocol/LocatedBlocks.java
@@ -188,11 +188,11 @@ public class LocatedBlocks {
 
   @Override
   public String toString() {
-    return getClass().getSimpleName() + "{" + "\n  fileLength=" + fileLength
-        + "\n  underConstruction=" + underConstruction
-        + "\n  blocks=" + blocks
-        + "\n  lastLocatedBlock=" + lastLocatedBlock
-        + "\n  isLastBlockComplete=" + isLastBlockComplete
-        + "\n  ecPolicy=" + ecPolicy + "}";
+    return getClass().getSimpleName() + "{" + ";  fileLength=" + fileLength
+        + ";  underConstruction=" + underConstruction
+        + ";  blocks=" + blocks
+        + ";  lastLocatedBlock=" + lastLocatedBlock
+        + ";  isLastBlockComplete=" + isLastBlockComplete
+        + ";  ecPolicy=" + ecPolicy + "}";
   }
 }