diff --git a/scripts/generate_visualc_files.pl b/scripts/generate_visualc_files.pl
index f325e9a98..5500c6fad 100755
--- a/scripts/generate_visualc_files.pl
+++ b/scripts/generate_visualc_files.pl
@@ -79,31 +79,30 @@ my @excluded_files = qw(
 my %excluded_files = ();
 foreach (@excluded_files) { $excluded_files{$_} = 1 }
 
-# Need windows line endings!
 my $vsx_hdr_tpl = <<EOT;
-    <ClInclude Include="..\\..\\{NAME}" />\r
+    <ClInclude Include="..\\..\\{NAME}" />
 EOT
 my $vsx_src_tpl = <<EOT;
-    <ClCompile Include="..\\..\\{NAME}" />\r
+    <ClCompile Include="..\\..\\{NAME}" />
 EOT
 
 my $vsx_sln_app_entry_tpl = <<EOT;
-Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "{APPNAME}", "{APPNAME}.vcxproj", "{GUID}"\r
-	ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject\r
-		{46CF2D25-6A36-4189-B59C-E4815388E554} = {46CF2D25-6A36-4189-B59C-E4815388E554}\r
-	EndProjectSection\r
-EndProject\r
+Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "{APPNAME}", "{APPNAME}.vcxproj", "{GUID}"
+	ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject
+		{46CF2D25-6A36-4189-B59C-E4815388E554} = {46CF2D25-6A36-4189-B59C-E4815388E554}
+	EndProjectSection
+EndProject
 EOT
 
 my $vsx_sln_conf_entry_tpl = <<EOT;
-		{GUID}.Debug|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32\r
-		{GUID}.Debug|Win32.Build.0 = Debug|Win32\r
-		{GUID}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64\r
-		{GUID}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|x64\r
-		{GUID}.Release|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32\r
-		{GUID}.Release|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32\r
-		{GUID}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64\r
-		{GUID}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64\r
+		{GUID}.Debug|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
+		{GUID}.Debug|Win32.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
+		{GUID}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
+		{GUID}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|x64
+		{GUID}.Release|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
+		{GUID}.Release|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
+		{GUID}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
+		{GUID}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
 EOT
 
 exit( main() );
@@ -127,7 +126,7 @@ sub slurp_file {
     my ($filename) = @_;
 
     local $/ = undef;
-    open my $fh, '<', $filename or die "Could not read $filename\n";
+    open my $fh, '<:crlf', $filename or die "Could not read $filename\n";
     my $content = <$fh>;
     close $fh;
 
@@ -137,7 +136,7 @@ sub slurp_file {
 sub content_to_file {
     my ($content, $filename) = @_;
 
-    open my $fh, '>', $filename or die "Could not write to $filename\n";
+    open my $fh, '>:crlf', $filename or die "Could not write to $filename\n";
     print $fh $content;
     close $fh;
 }
@@ -161,17 +160,17 @@ sub gen_app {
     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 .= "\r\n    <ClCompile Include=\"..\\..\\programs\\test\\query_config.c\" \/>";
+        $srcs .= "\n    <ClCompile Include=\"..\\..\\programs\\test\\query_config.c\" \/>";
     }
     if( $appname eq "ssl_client2" or $appname eq "ssl_server2" ) {
-        $srcs .= "\r\n    <ClCompile Include=\"..\\..\\programs\\ssl\\ssl_test_lib.c\" \/>";
+        $srcs .= "\n    <ClCompile Include=\"..\\..\\programs\\ssl\\ssl_test_lib.c\" \/>";
     }
 
     my $content = $template;
     $content =~ s/<SOURCES>/$srcs/g;
     $content =~ s/<APPNAME>/$appname/g;
     $content =~ s/<GUID>/$guid/g;
-    $content =~ s/INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES\r\n/$include_directories/g;
+    $content =~ s/INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES\n/$include_directories/g;
 
     content_to_file( $content, "$dir/$appname.$ext" );
 }
@@ -214,9 +213,9 @@ sub gen_main_file {
     my $source_entries = gen_entry_list( $src_tpl, @$sources );
 
     my $out = slurp_file( $main_tpl );
-    $out =~ s/SOURCE_ENTRIES\r\n/$source_entries/m;
-    $out =~ s/HEADER_ENTRIES\r\n/$header_entries/m;
-    $out =~ s/INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES\r\n/$library_include_directories/g;
+    $out =~ s/SOURCE_ENTRIES\n/$source_entries/m;
+    $out =~ s/HEADER_ENTRIES\n/$header_entries/m;
+    $out =~ s/INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES\n/$library_include_directories/g;
 
     content_to_file( $out, $main_out );
 }
@@ -242,8 +241,8 @@ sub gen_vsx_solution {
     }
 
     my $out = slurp_file( $vsx_sln_tpl_file );
-    $out =~ s/APP_ENTRIES\r\n/$app_entries/m;
-    $out =~ s/CONF_ENTRIES\r\n/$conf_entries/m;
+    $out =~ s/APP_ENTRIES\n/$app_entries/m;
+    $out =~ s/CONF_ENTRIES\n/$conf_entries/m;
 
     content_to_file( $out, $vsx_sln_file );
 }