diff --git a/drivers/syslog/syslog_stream.c b/drivers/syslog/syslog_stream.c
index 04bb0726b0..ac7e144ceb 100644
--- a/drivers/syslog/syslog_stream.c
+++ b/drivers/syslog/syslog_stream.c
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ static void syslogstream_putc(FAR struct lib_outstream_s *this, int ch)
           iob->io_len++;
           this->nput++;
 
-          /* Is the buffer full?  Did we encounter a new line? */
+          /* Is the buffer full? */
 
-          if (iob->io_len >= CONFIG_IOB_BUFSIZE || ch == '\n')
+          if (iob->io_len >= CONFIG_IOB_BUFSIZE)
             {
               /* Yes.. then flush the buffer */
 
diff --git a/drivers/syslog/vsyslog.c b/drivers/syslog/vsyslog.c
index cbb8588240..94e818dc04 100644
--- a/drivers/syslog/vsyslog.c
+++ b/drivers/syslog/vsyslog.c
@@ -130,6 +130,10 @@ int _vsyslog(int priority, FAR const IPTR char *fmt, FAR va_list *ap)
 
   ret = lib_vsprintf(&stream.public, fmt, *ap);
 
+  /* Flush the output */
+
+  stream.public.flush(&stream.public);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSLOG_BUFFER
   /* Destroy the syslog stream buffer */