diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 40de7da7f..84a5ff520 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@
         <echo file="sdk/nbproject/private/platform-private.properties"
               message="nbplatform.default.netbeans.dest.dir=${nbplatform.dir}&#xD;&#xA;"/>
         <echo file="sdk/nbproject/private/platform-private.properties"
-              message="nbplatform.default.harness.dir=${nbplatform.dir}${file.separator}harness" append="true"/>
+              message="nbplatform.default.harness.dir=${nbplatform.dir}${file.separator}harness&#xD;&#xA;" append="true"/>
+        <replace file="sdk/nbproject/private/platform-private.properties" token="\" value="\\"/>
     </target>
 
 </project>
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