diff --git a/src/test/SDL_test_log.c b/src/test/SDL_test_log.c
index d184396a3..c854c0f7d 100644
--- a/src/test/SDL_test_log.c
+++ b/src/test/SDL_test_log.c
@@ -55,11 +55,12 @@ char *SDLTest_TimestampToString(const time_t timestamp)
     time_t copy;
     static char buffer[64];
     struct tm *local;
+    const char *fmt = "%x %X";
 
-    SDL_memset(buffer, 0, sizeof(buffer));\
+    SDL_memset(buffer, 0, sizeof(buffer));
     copy = timestamp;
     local = localtime(&copy);
-    strftime(buffer, sizeof(buffer), "%x %X", local);
+    strftime(buffer, sizeof(buffer), fmt, local);
 
     return buffer;
 }