diff --git a/scripts/data_files/vs2010-app-template.vcxproj b/scripts/data_files/vs2010-app-template.vcxproj
index e7bb122d8..e47adef4f 100644
--- a/scripts/data_files/vs2010-app-template.vcxproj
+++ b/scripts/data_files/vs2010-app-template.vcxproj
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
       <Platform>x64</Platform>
     </ProjectConfiguration>
   </ItemGroup>
-  <ItemGroup>
<SOURCES>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <SOURCES>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="mbedTLS.vcxproj">
diff --git a/scripts/generate_visualc_files.pl b/scripts/generate_visualc_files.pl
index 00a0c6322..1f67055e6 100755
--- a/scripts/generate_visualc_files.pl
+++ b/scripts/generate_visualc_files.pl
@@ -125,10 +125,10 @@ sub gen_app {
     $path =~ s!/!\\!g;
     (my $appname = $path) =~ s/.*\\//;
 
-    my $srcs = "\n    <ClCompile Include=\"..\\..\\programs\\$path.c\" \/>\r";
+    my $srcs = "<ClCompile Include=\"..\\..\\programs\\$path.c\" \/>";
     if( $appname eq "ssl_client2" or $appname eq "ssl_server2" or
         $appname eq "query_compile_time_config" ) {
-        $srcs .= "\n    <ClCompile Include=\"..\\..\\programs\\test\\query_config.c\" \/>\r";
+        $srcs .= "\r\n    <ClCompile Include=\"..\\..\\programs\\test\\query_config.c\" \/>";
     }
 
     my $content = $template;