diff --git a/reactos/dll/win32/syssetup/logfile.c b/reactos/dll/win32/syssetup/logfile.c
index ccbea67c9b3..4d3679f98ef 100644
--- a/reactos/dll/win32/syssetup/logfile.c
+++ b/reactos/dll/win32/syssetup/logfile.c
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ SYSSETUP_LogItem(IN const LPSTR lpFileName,
                  IN DWORD dwSeverity,
                  IN LPWSTR lpMessageText)
 {
-    const LPCSTR lpNewLine = "\r\n";
     LPCSTR lpSeverityString;
     LPSTR lpMessageString;
     DWORD dwMessageLength;
@@ -185,11 +184,7 @@ SYSSETUP_LogItem(IN const LPSTR lpFileName,
               NULL);
 
     /* Write newline */
-    WriteFile(hLogFile,
-              lpNewLine,
-              sizeof(lpNewLine),
-              &dwWritten,
-              NULL);
+    WriteFile(hLogFile, "\r\n", 2, &dwWritten, NULL);
 
     HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(),
              0,