diff --git a/include/spdlog/sinks/syslog_sink.h b/include/spdlog/sinks/syslog_sink.h
index 37b65136..97e7aee3 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/sinks/syslog_sink.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/sinks/syslog_sink.h
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public:
 
     void log(const details::log_msg &msg) override
     {
-        ::syslog(syslog_prio_from_level(msg), "%s", msg.formatted.str().c_str());
+        ::syslog(syslog_prio_from_level(msg), "%s", msg.raw.str().c_str());
     }
 
     void flush() override