diff --git a/src/Monolog/Handler/SyslogHandler.php b/src/Monolog/Handler/SyslogHandler.php
index 6d6504d6..c4856cf7 100644
--- a/src/Monolog/Handler/SyslogHandler.php
+++ b/src/Monolog/Handler/SyslogHandler.php
@@ -115,6 +115,6 @@ class SyslogHandler extends AbstractProcessingHandler
      */
     protected function getDefaultFormatter()
     {
-        return new LineFormatter('%channel%.%level_name%: %message% %context% %extra%\n');
+        return new LineFormatter('%channel%.%level_name%: %message% %context% %extra%');
     }
 }