diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/os.h b/include/spdlog/details/os.h
index 2eeeeb38..cd3e702b 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/os.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/os.h
@@ -244,9 +244,8 @@ inline size_t filesize(FILE *f)
         return static_cast<size_t>(st.st_size);
     }
 #else // unix 32 bits or cygwin
-    struct stat st
-    {
-    };
+    struct stat st;
+ 
     if (fstat(fd, &st) == 0)
     {
         return static_cast<size_t>(st.st_size);