diff --git a/drivers/syslog/syslog_write.c b/drivers/syslog/syslog_write.c
index f5343daa327..5c74d4b0a81 100644
--- a/drivers/syslog/syslog_write.c
+++ b/drivers/syslog/syslog_write.c
@@ -140,5 +140,6 @@ ssize_t syslog_write(FAR const char *buffer, size_t buflen)
       syslog_flush_intbuffer(g_syslog_channel, false);
     }
 #endif
+
   return syslog_default_write(buffer, buflen);
 }