diff --git a/src/core/ngx_string.c b/src/core/ngx_string.c
index 9cbf3c9..e21a9fc 100644
--- a/src/core/ngx_string.c
+++ b/src/core/ngx_string.c
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
  *    %V                        pointer to ngx_str_t
  *    %s                        null-terminated string
  *    %Z                        '\0'
+ *    %N                        '\n'
  *    %c                        char
  *    %%                        %
  *
@@ -315,6 +316,15 @@
 
                 continue;
 
+            case 'N':
+#if (NGX_WIN32)
+                *buf++ = CR;
+#endif
+                *buf++ = LF;
+                fmt++;
+
+                continue;
+
             case '%':
                 *buf++ = '%';
                 fmt++;