diff --git a/newlib/libc/posix/scandir.c b/newlib/libc/posix/scandir.c
index 20c1d6d4d..2f00d3d92 100644
--- a/newlib/libc/posix/scandir.c
+++ b/newlib/libc/posix/scandir.c
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
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