diff --git a/src/printer_json.c b/src/printer_json.c
index 3119853..2a8a876 100644
--- a/src/printer_json.c
+++ b/src/printer_json.c
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@
 {
     const struct lyd_node *node;
     struct jsonpr_ctx ctx = {0};
-    const char *delimiter = (options & LYD_PRINT_FORMAT) ? "\n" : "";
+    const char *delimiter = (options & LYD_PRINT_SHRINK) ? "" : "\n";
 
     if (!root) {
         ly_print_(out, "{}%s", delimiter);