diff --git a/pure.zsh b/pure.zsh
index d917aff..7a5eb23 100644
--- a/pure.zsh
+++ b/pure.zsh
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ prompt_pure_precmd() {
 
 
 prompt_pure_setup() {
+	# prevent percentage showing up
+	# if output doesn't end with a newline
+	export PROMPT_EOL_MARK=''
+
 	prompt_opts=(cr subst percent)
 
 	autoload -Uz add-zsh-hook