diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/early_printk.c b/arch/sh/kernel/early_printk.c
index 9833493d8867..80b637c30203 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/early_printk.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/early_printk.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ static void scif_sercon_putc(int c)
 	sci_in(&scif_port, SCxSR);
 	sci_out(&scif_port, SCxSR, 0xf3 & ~(0x20 | 0x40));
 
-	while ((sci_in(&scif_port, SCxSR) & 0x40) == 0);
+	while ((sci_in(&scif_port, SCxSR) & 0x40) == 0)
 		;
 
 	if (c == '\n')