diff --git a/log/root.go b/log/root.go
index 4c7ca9422b..dc276df76c 100644
--- a/log/root.go
+++ b/log/root.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	root          = &logger{[]interface{}{}, new(swapHandler)}
+	root = &logger{[]interface{}{}, new(swapHandler)}
 	// StdoutHandler is the standard output handler
 	StdoutHandler = StreamHandler(os.Stdout, LogfmtFormat())
 	// StderrHandler is the standard error handler