diff --git a/compiler/cpp/Makefile.am b/compiler/cpp/Makefile.am
index 7cf41a81a..90ef9a4a8 100644
--- a/compiler/cpp/Makefile.am
+++ b/compiler/cpp/Makefile.am
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ regen_version_h:
 	@printf "Regenerating version.h... "
 	@TMPFILE=`mktemp ./version_h.tmp_XXXXXX` ; \
 		echo "// AUTOGENERATED, DO NOT EDIT" > $$TMPFILE ; \
-		echo '#define THRIFT_VERSION "$(THRIFT_VERSION)"\n' >> $$TMPFILE ; \
-		echo '#define THRIFT_REVISION "$(THRIFT_REVISION)"\n' >> $$TMPFILE ; \
+		echo '#define THRIFT_VERSION "$(THRIFT_VERSION)"' >> $$TMPFILE ; \
+		echo '#define THRIFT_REVISION "$(THRIFT_REVISION)"' >> $$TMPFILE ; \
 		if cmp $$TMPFILE version.h >/dev/null ; \
 		then \
 			rm -f $$TMPFILE ; \