diff --git a/kernel/sys.c b/kernel/sys.c
index 3f894775488d..8647061c084a 100644
--- a/kernel/sys.c
+++ b/kernel/sys.c
@@ -612,7 +612,6 @@ void kernel_restart(char *cmd)
 	} else {
 		printk(KERN_EMERG "Restarting system with command '%s'.\n", cmd);
 	}
-	printk(".\n");
 	machine_restart(cmd);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kernel_restart);