diff --git a/drivers/syslog/Kconfig b/drivers/syslog/Kconfig
index 7084291e7f0..579e8bed126 100644
--- a/drivers/syslog/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/syslog/Kconfig
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ config SYSLOG_INTBUFFER
 
 config SYSLOG_INTBUFSIZE
 	int "Interrupt buffer size"
-	default 2048
+	default 512
 	depends on SYSLOG_INTBUFFER
 	---help---
 		The size of the interrupt buffer in bytes.
diff --git a/drivers/syslog/syslog_channel.c b/drivers/syslog/syslog_channel.c
index 817518dab7b..9b2e26c41e0 100644
--- a/drivers/syslog/syslog_channel.c
+++ b/drivers/syslog/syslog_channel.c
@@ -73,15 +73,6 @@ static int syslog_default_flush(void)
   return OK;
 }
 
-#ifndef CONFIG_SYSLOG_INTBUFFER
-static int syslog_force(int ch)
-{
-  DEBUGASSERT(g_syslog_channel != NULL && g_syslog_channel->sc_force != NULL);
-
-  return g_syslog_channel->sc_force(ch);
-}
-#endif
-
 /****************************************************************************
  * Public Functions
  ****************************************************************************/
@@ -141,7 +132,7 @@ int syslog_putc(int ch)
 
   if (up_interrupt_context())
     {
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYSLOG_INTBUFFER
+#if defined(CONFIG_SYSLOG_INTBUFFER)
       /* Buffer the character in the interrupt buffer.  The interrupt buffer
        * will be flushed before the next normal, non-interrupt SYSLOG output.
        */
@@ -153,7 +144,9 @@ int syslog_putc(int ch)
        * with output data that may have been buffered by sc_putc().
        */
 
-      return syslog_force(ch);
+      DEBUGASSERT(g_syslog_channel->sc_force != NULL);
+
+      return g_syslog_channel->sc_force(ch);
 #endif
     }
   else
diff --git a/include/nuttx/syslog/syslog.h b/include/nuttx/syslog/syslog.h
index 1fe3bef8e3f..fe9be6920bd 100644
--- a/include/nuttx/syslog/syslog.h
+++ b/include/nuttx/syslog/syslog.h
@@ -83,13 +83,15 @@
 #  define CONFIG_SYSLOG_DEVPATH "/dev/ttyS1"
 #endif
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_SYSLOG_INTBUFFER) && !defined(CONFIG_SYSLOG_INTBUFSIZE)
-#  define CONFIG_SYSLOG_INTBUFSIZE 2048
-#endif
 
-#if CONFIG_SYSLOG_INTBUFSIZE > 65535
-#  undef  CONFIG_SYSLOG_INTBUFSIZE
-#  define CONFIG_SYSLOG_INTBUFSIZE 65535
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSLOG_INTBUFFER
+#  ifndef CONFIG_SYSLOG_INTBUFSIZE
+#    define CONFIG_SYSLOG_INTBUFSIZE 512
+#  endif
+#  if CONFIG_SYSLOG_INTBUFSIZE > 65535
+#    undef  CONFIG_SYSLOG_INTBUFSIZE
+#    define CONFIG_SYSLOG_INTBUFSIZE 65535
+#  endif
 #endif
 
 /****************************************************************************