diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b85c588..a2f1b0f 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ matrix:
 before_install:
    - mount
    - ls -ld /tmp/
-   - echo "#!/bin/sh\necho Scripts in /tmp work.\n" > /tmp/test-executable-in-tmp && chmod -c 755 /tmp/test-executable-in-tmp && /tmp/test-executable-in-tmp
+   - printf '#!/bin/sh\necho Scripts in /tmp work.\n' > /tmp/test-executable-in-tmp && chmod -c 755 /tmp/test-executable-in-tmp && /tmp/test-executable-in-tmp
    - sudo apt-get update
    - sudo apt-get install devscripts dpkg-dev lsb-release
    - eval $(curl https://travis-perl.github.io/init)