diff --git a/sync-demo.pri b/sync-demo.pri
index 88ab350..3ff4309 100644
--- a/sync-demo.pri
+++ b/sync-demo.pri
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@
 protobuf_impl.input = PROTOS
 protobuf_impl.output  = ${QMAKE_FILE_BASE}.pb.cc
 protobuf_impl.depends  = ${QMAKE_FILE_BASE}.pb.h
-protobuf_impl.commands = $$escape_expand(\n)
+protobuf_impl.commands = $$escape_expand(\\n)
 protobuf_impl.variable_out = GENERATED_SOURCES
 QMAKE_EXTRA_COMPILERS += protobuf_impl