diff --git a/scripts/mk_util.py b/scripts/mk_util.py
index 12ccc538c..63938caf9 100644
--- a/scripts/mk_util.py
+++ b/scripts/mk_util.py
@@ -2399,36 +2399,32 @@ class DotNetExampleComponent(ExampleComponent):
                 out.write(' ')
                 out.write(os.path.join(self.to_ex_dir, csfile))
 
-            def mk_echo(msg, first = False):
-                echo_ex_qu = '' if IS_WINDOWS else '"'
-                echo_in_qu = '"' if IS_WINDOWS else '\\"'
-                echo_esc = '^' if IS_WINDOWS else ''
-                echo_dir = '>' if first else '>>'
-
-                msg = msg.replace('"', echo_in_qu).replace('<', echo_esc + '<').replace('>', echo_esc + '>')
-                out.write('\t@echo %s%s%s %s %s\n' % (echo_ex_qu, msg, echo_ex_qu, echo_dir, proj_name))
-
-            out.write('\n')
-            mk_echo('<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">', True)
-            mk_echo('  <PropertyGroup>')
-            mk_echo('    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>')
-            mk_echo('    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp2.0</TargetFramework>')
+            proj_path = os.path.join(BUILD_DIR, proj_name)
             if VS_X64:
                 platform = 'x64'
             elif VS_ARM:
                 platform = 'ARM'
             else:
                 platform = 'x86'
-            mk_echo('    <PlatformTarget>%s</PlatformTarget>' % platform)
-            mk_echo('  </PropertyGroup>')
-            mk_echo('  <ItemGroup>')
-            mk_echo('    <Compile Include="%s/*.cs" />' % self.to_ex_dir)
-            mk_echo('    <Reference Include="Microsoft.Z3">')
-            mk_echo('      <HintPath>Microsoft.Z3.dll</HintPath>')
-            mk_echo('    </Reference>')
-            mk_echo('  </ItemGroup>')
-            mk_echo('</Project>')
 
+            dotnet_proj_str = """xemacs<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
+    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp2.0</TargetFramework>
+    <PlatformTarget>%s</PlatformTarget>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="%s/*.cs" />
+    <Reference Include="Microsoft.Z3">
+      <HintPath>Microsoft.Z3.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+  </ItemGroup>
+</Project>""" % (platform, self.to_ex_dir)
+
+            with open(proj_path, 'w') as ous:
+                ous.write(dotnet_proj_str)
+
+            out.write('\n')
             dotnetCmdLine = [DOTNET, "build", proj_name]
             dotnetCmdLine.extend(['-c'])
             if DEBUG_MODE: