diff --git a/cpu/native/syscalls.c b/cpu/native/syscalls.c
index 9f9053636b..1b59188839 100644
--- a/cpu/native/syscalls.c
+++ b/cpu/native/syscalls.c
@@ -197,7 +197,8 @@ ssize_t _native_write(int fd, const void *buf, size_t count)
 #if defined(__FreeBSD__)
 #undef putchar
 #endif
-int putchar(int c) {
+int putchar(int c)
+{
     _native_write(STDOUT_FILENO, &c, 1);
     return 0;
 }
@@ -354,7 +355,8 @@ int getpid(void)
 }
 
 #ifdef MODULE_VTIMER
-int _gettimeofday(struct timeval *tp, void *restrict tzp) {
+int _gettimeofday(struct timeval *tp, void *restrict tzp)
+{
     (void) tzp;
     vtimer_gettimeofday(tp);
     return 0;