diff --git a/v2/tools/common.jam b/v2/tools/common.jam
index f2cd4b69f..53e91b428 100644
--- a/v2/tools/common.jam
+++ b/v2/tools/common.jam
@@ -961,25 +961,22 @@ rule __test__ ( )
 {
     import assert ;
 
-    local nl = "
-" ;
-
     local save-os = [ modules.peek os : .name ] ;
 
     modules.poke os : .name : LINUX ;
 
-    assert.result "PATH=\"foo:bar:baz\"$(nl)export PATH$(nl)"
+    assert.result "PATH=\"foo:bar:baz\"\nexport PATH\n"
         : path-variable-setting-command PATH : foo bar baz ;
 
-    assert.result "PATH=\"foo:bar:$PATH\"$(nl)export PATH$(nl)"
+    assert.result "PATH=\"foo:bar:$PATH\"\nexport PATH\n"
         : prepend-path-variable-command PATH : foo bar ;
 
     modules.poke os : .name : NT ;
 
-    assert.result "set PATH=foo;bar;baz$(nl)"
+    assert.result "set PATH=foo;bar;baz\n"
         : path-variable-setting-command PATH : foo bar baz ;
 
-    assert.result "set PATH=foo;bar;%PATH%$(nl)"
+    assert.result "set PATH=foo;bar;%PATH%\n"
         : prepend-path-variable-command PATH : foo bar ;
 
     modules.poke os : .name : $(save-os) ;