diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-msm/msm_watchdog_v2.c b/arch/arm/mach-msm/msm_watchdog_v2.c
index 04e6f7aabe1..ea408f735af 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-msm/msm_watchdog_v2.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-msm/msm_watchdog_v2.c
@@ -92,11 +92,9 @@ static void init_watchdog_work(struct work_struct *work);
 static void dump_cpu_alive_mask(struct msm_watchdog_data *wdog_dd)
 {
 	static char alive_mask_buf[MASK_SIZE];
-	size_t count = cpulist_scnprintf(alive_mask_buf, MASK_SIZE,
+	cpulist_scnprintf(alive_mask_buf, MASK_SIZE,
 						&wdog_dd->alive_mask);
-	alive_mask_buf[count] = '\n';
-	alive_mask_buf[count++] = '\0';
-	printk(KERN_INFO "cpu alive mask from last pet\n%s", alive_mask_buf);
+	printk(KERN_INFO "cpu alive mask from last pet %s\n", alive_mask_buf);
 }
 
 static int msm_watchdog_suspend(struct device *dev)