diff --git a/build/makelib/common.mk b/build/makelib/common.mk
index 2519103ef..7b8be4cda 100644
--- a/build/makelib/common.mk
+++ b/build/makelib/common.mk
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ SPACE :=
 SPACE +=
 
 # define a newline
-define \n
-
+define NEWLINE
 
 endef
diff --git a/build/makelib/golang.mk b/build/makelib/golang.mk
index 8337870b3..1f306f3e4 100644
--- a/build/makelib/golang.mk
+++ b/build/makelib/golang.mk
@@ -127,13 +127,13 @@ go.init:
 go.build:
 	@echo === go build $(PLATFORM)
 	$(info Go version: $(shell $(GO) version))
-	$(foreach p,$(GO_STATIC_PACKAGES),@CGO_ENABLED=$(CGO_ENABLED_VALUE) $(GO) build -v -o $(GO_OUT_DIR)/$(lastword $(subst /, ,$(p)))$(GO_OUT_EXT) $(GO_STATIC_FLAGS) $(p)${\n})
-	$(foreach p,$(GO_TEST_PACKAGES),@CGO_ENABLED=$(CGO_ENABLED_VALUE) $(GO) test -v -c -o $(GO_TEST_OUTPUT)/$(lastword $(subst /, ,$(p)))$(GO_OUT_EXT) $(GO_STATIC_FLAGS) $(p)${\n})
+	$(foreach p,$(GO_STATIC_PACKAGES),@CGO_ENABLED=$(CGO_ENABLED_VALUE) $(GO) build -v -o $(GO_OUT_DIR)/$(lastword $(subst /, ,$(p)))$(GO_OUT_EXT) $(GO_STATIC_FLAGS) $(p)$(NEWLINE))
+	$(foreach p,$(GO_TEST_PACKAGES),@CGO_ENABLED=$(CGO_ENABLED_VALUE) $(GO) test -v -c -o $(GO_TEST_OUTPUT)/$(lastword $(subst /, ,$(p)))$(GO_OUT_EXT) $(GO_STATIC_FLAGS) $(p)$(NEWLINE))
 
 .PHONY: go.install
 go.install:
 	@echo === go install $(PLATFORM)
-	$(foreach p,$(GO_STATIC_PACKAGES),@CGO_ENABLED=$(CGO_ENABLED_VALUE) $(GO) install -v $(GO_STATIC_FLAGS) $(p)${\n})
+	$(foreach p,$(GO_STATIC_PACKAGES),@CGO_ENABLED=$(CGO_ENABLED_VALUE) $(GO) install -v $(GO_STATIC_FLAGS) $(p)$(NEWLINE))
 
 # GOJUNIT need to happen in order and NOT in parallel, so call them explicitly
 .PHONY: go.test.unit