diff --git a/desktop/Makefile b/desktop/Makefile
index d7984937d..d0c370733 100644
--- a/desktop/Makefile
+++ b/desktop/Makefile
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ $(GOBIN)/rice:
 # Embed the current version numbers in the executable by writing version.go
 .PHONY: version.go
 version.go:
-	@echo "// DO NOT EDIT: Autogenerated by Makefile\n" > version.go
-	@echo "package main\n" >> version.go
+	@echo -e "// DO NOT EDIT: Autogenerated by Makefile\n" > version.go
+	@echo -e " package main\n" >> version.go
 	@echo "const DesktopVersion = \"$(DESKTOP_VERSION)\"" >> version.go
 	@echo "const EditorVersion = \"$(EDITOR_VERSION)\"" >> version.go