diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/C API/2021-02-21-15-30-38.bpo-43278.DMPaWH.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/C API/2021-02-21-15-30-38.bpo-43278.DMPaWH.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..7df9295aeccf04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/C API/2021-02-21-15-30-38.bpo-43278.DMPaWH.rst	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Always put compiler and system information on the first line of the REPL welcome message.
diff --git a/Python/getcompiler.c b/Python/getcompiler.c
index 59c0dbf92aebf4..a5d26239e8772e 100644
--- a/Python/getcompiler.c
+++ b/Python/getcompiler.c
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
 // Note the __clang__ conditional has to come before the __GNUC__ one because
 // clang pretends to be GCC.
 #if defined(__clang__)
-#define COMPILER "\n[Clang " __clang_version__ "]"
+#define COMPILER "[Clang " __clang_version__ "]"
 #elif defined(__GNUC__)
-#define COMPILER "\n[GCC " __VERSION__ "]"
+#define COMPILER "[GCC " __VERSION__ "]"
 // Generic fallbacks.
 #elif defined(__cplusplus)
 #define COMPILER "[C++]"