diff --git a/Source/cmNewLineStyle.cxx b/Source/cmNewLineStyle.cxx
index 6f7b6a9491..a7d74297f3 100644
--- a/Source/cmNewLineStyle.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmNewLineStyle.cxx
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ const std::string cmNewLineStyle::GetCharacters() const
       return "\r\n";
     default:
       ;
-    };
+    }
   return "";
 }