diff --git a/hardware/arduino/avr/cores/arduino/Print.cpp b/hardware/arduino/avr/cores/arduino/Print.cpp
index 5df56306e..782d50b4e 100644
--- a/hardware/arduino/avr/cores/arduino/Print.cpp
+++ b/hardware/arduino/avr/cores/arduino/Print.cpp
@@ -122,9 +122,7 @@ size_t Print::print(const Printable& x)
 
 size_t Print::println(void)
 {
-  size_t n = print('\r');
-  n += print('\n');
-  return n;
+  return write("\r\n");
 }
 
 size_t Print::println(const String &s)
diff --git a/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/Print.cpp b/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/Print.cpp
index 23f6a2372..379631955 100644
--- a/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/Print.cpp
+++ b/hardware/arduino/sam/cores/arduino/Print.cpp
@@ -115,9 +115,7 @@ size_t Print::print(const Printable& x)
 
 size_t Print::println(void)
 {
-  size_t n = print('\r');
-  n += print('\n');
-  return n;
+  return write("\r\n");
 }
 
 size_t Print::println(const String &s)