diff --git a/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c b/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c
index 00674f7abdf5..80ac40638307 100644
--- a/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c
+++ b/tools/power/x86/turbostat/turbostat.c
@@ -2291,7 +2291,7 @@ void print_header(char *delim)
 			break;
 
 		case PMT_TYPE_XTAL_TIME:
-			outp += sprintf(outp, "%s%s", delim, ppmt->name);
+			outp += sprintf(outp, "%s%s", (printed++ ? delim : ""), ppmt->name);
 			break;
 		}
 
@@ -2365,7 +2365,7 @@ void print_header(char *delim)
 			break;
 
 		case PMT_TYPE_XTAL_TIME:
-			outp += sprintf(outp, "%s%s", delim, ppmt->name);
+			outp += sprintf(outp, "%s%s", (printed++ ? delim : ""), ppmt->name);
 			break;
 		}
 
@@ -2496,7 +2496,7 @@ void print_header(char *delim)
 			break;
 
 		case PMT_TYPE_XTAL_TIME:
-			outp += sprintf(outp, "%s%s", delim, ppmt->name);
+			outp += sprintf(outp, "%s%s", (printed++ ? delim : ""), ppmt->name);
 			break;
 		}