diff --git a/drivers/syslog/Kconfig b/drivers/syslog/Kconfig
index f3ab33f9eb..07a7f92a4c 100644
--- a/drivers/syslog/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/syslog/Kconfig
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ config RAMLOG_CRLF
 	bool "RAMLOG CR/LF"
 	default n
 	---help---
-		Pre-pend a carriage return before every linefeed that goes into the RAM log.
+		Pre-pend a carriage return before every linefeed that goes into the
+		RAM log.
 
 config RAMLOG_NONBLOCKING
 	bool "RAMLOG non-block reads"
@@ -161,6 +162,14 @@ config CONSOLE_SYSLOG
 		example, if the only console is a Telnet console.  Then in that case,
 		console output from non-Telnet threads will go to the syslog output.
 
+config SYSLOG_CHAR_CRLF
+	bool "SYSLOG device CR/LF"
+	default y
+	depends on SYSLOG_CHAR
+	---help---
+		Pre-pend a carriage return before every linefeed that goes to the
+		character device.
+
 config SYSLOG_DEVPATH
 	string "System log device"
 	default "/dev/syslog"
diff --git a/drivers/syslog/syslog_devchannel.c b/drivers/syslog/syslog_devchannel.c
index 62472a4b96..fbc912ad78 100644
--- a/drivers/syslog/syslog_devchannel.c
+++ b/drivers/syslog/syslog_devchannel.c
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@
 
 /* SYSLOG channel methods */
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSLOG_CHAR_CRLF
 static int syslog_devchan_putc(int ch);
+#endif
 static int syslog_devchan_force(int ch);
 
 /****************************************************************************
@@ -72,7 +74,11 @@ static int syslog_devchan_force(int ch);
 
 static const struct syslog_channel_s g_syslog_dev_channel =
 {
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSLOG_CHAR_CRLF
   syslog_devchan_putc,
+#else
+  syslog_dev_putc,
+#endif
   syslog_devchan_force,
   syslog_dev_flush,
 };
@@ -89,6 +95,7 @@ static const struct syslog_channel_s g_syslog_dev_channel =
  *
  ****************************************************************************/
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSLOG_CHAR_CRLF
 static int syslog_devchan_putc(int ch)
 {
   int ret;
@@ -110,6 +117,7 @@ static int syslog_devchan_putc(int ch)
 
   return syslog_dev_putc(ch);
 }
+#endif
 
 /****************************************************************************
  * Name: syslog_devchan_force