diff --git a/drivers/syslog/ramlog.c b/drivers/syslog/ramlog.c
index d70f53b04c5..9bfb4a4eac7 100644
--- a/drivers/syslog/ramlog.c
+++ b/drivers/syslog/ramlog.c
@@ -94,12 +94,12 @@ static int     ramlog_addchar(FAR struct ramlog_dev_s *priv, char ch);
 
 static ssize_t ramlog_file_read(FAR struct file *filep, FAR char *buffer,
                                 size_t buflen);
-static ssize_t ramlog_file_write(FAR struct file *filep,
-                                 FAR const char *buffer, size_t buflen);
+static ssize_t ramlog_file_write(FAR struct file *filep, FAR const char *buffer,
+                                 size_t buflen);
 static int     ramlog_file_ioctl(FAR struct file *filep, int cmd,
                                  unsigned long arg);
-static int     ramlog_file_poll(FAR struct file *filep,
-                                FAR struct pollfd *fds, bool setup);
+static int     ramlog_file_poll(FAR struct file *filep, FAR struct pollfd *fds,
+                                bool setup);
 
 /****************************************************************************
  * Private Data
@@ -431,8 +431,8 @@ static ssize_t ramlog_file_read(FAR struct file *filep, FAR char *buffer,
 
           /* Otherwise, wait for something to be written to the circular
            * buffer. Increment the number of waiters so that the
-           * ramlog_file_write() will note that it needs to post the
-           * semaphore to wake us up.
+           * ramlog_file_write() will note that it needs to post the semaphore
+           * to wake us up.
            */
 
           sched_lock();
@@ -532,8 +532,8 @@ errout_without_sem:
  * Name: ramlog_file_write
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-static ssize_t ramlog_file_write(FAR struct file *filep,
-                                 FAR const char *buffer, size_t len)
+static ssize_t ramlog_file_write(FAR struct file *filep, FAR const char *buffer,
+                                 size_t len)
 {
   FAR struct inode *inode = filep->f_inode;
   FAR struct ramlog_dev_s *priv;
@@ -550,8 +550,7 @@ static ssize_t ramlog_file_write(FAR struct file *filep,
  * Name: ramlog_file_ioctl
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-static int ramlog_file_ioctl(FAR struct file *filep, int cmd,
-                             unsigned long arg)
+static int ramlog_file_ioctl(FAR struct file *filep, int cmd, unsigned long arg)
 {
   FAR struct inode *inode = filep->f_inode;
   FAR struct ramlog_dev_s *priv;
@@ -731,27 +730,22 @@ static void ramlog_initbuf(void)
       if (prev && !cur)
         {
           priv->rl_head = i;
-          if (priv->rl_tail != CONFIG_RAMLOG_BUFSIZE)
-            {
-              return;
-            }
         }
 
       if (!prev && cur)
         {
           priv->rl_tail = i;
-          if (priv->rl_head != CONFIG_RAMLOG_BUFSIZE)
-            {
-              return;
-            }
         }
 
       prev = cur;
     }
 
 out:
-  priv->rl_head = priv->rl_tail = 0;
-  memset(priv->rl_buffer, 0, priv->rl_bufsize);
+  if (i != priv->rl_bufsize)
+    {
+      priv->rl_head = priv->rl_tail = 0;
+      memset(priv->rl_buffer, 0, priv->rl_bufsize);
+    }
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -883,6 +877,7 @@ int ramlog_putc(FAR struct syslog_channel_s *channel, int ch)
   return ch;
 }
 
+
 ssize_t ramlog_write(FAR struct syslog_channel_s *channel,
                      FAR const char *buffer, size_t buflen)
 {