diff --git a/drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft-sysfs.c b/drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft-sysfs.c
index 6b6fbaa794f4..e7d3934a721b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft-sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/fbtft/fbtft-sysfs.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static ssize_t show_debug(struct device *device,
 	return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%lu\n", par->debug);
 }
 
-static struct device_attribute debug_device_attr = \
+static struct device_attribute debug_device_attr =
 	__ATTR(debug, 0660, show_debug, store_debug);
 
 void fbtft_sysfs_init(struct fbtft_par *par)