diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b4c698651a6..817fcd072d7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1848,7 +1848,7 @@ $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/pkgconfig/grpc_unsecure.pc:
 $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/pkgconfig/grpc_zookeeper.pc:
 	$(E) "[MAKE]    Generating $@"
 	$(Q) mkdir -p $(@D)
-	$(Q) echo -e "$(GRPC_ZOOKEEPER_PC_FILE)" >$@
+	$(Q) echo "$(GRPC_ZOOKEEPER_PC_FILE)" | tr , '\n' >$@
 
 $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/pkgconfig/grpc++.pc:
 	$(E) "[MAKE]    Generating $@"
diff --git a/templates/Makefile.template b/templates/Makefile.template
index 0d5f0ec5b53..f84b5f6bf2e 100644
--- a/templates/Makefile.template
+++ b/templates/Makefile.template
@@ -1207,7 +1207,7 @@
   $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/pkgconfig/grpc_zookeeper.pc:
   	$(E) "[MAKE]    Generating $@"
   	$(Q) mkdir -p $(@D)
-  	$(Q) echo -e "$(GRPC_ZOOKEEPER_PC_FILE)" >$@
+  	$(Q) echo "$(GRPC_ZOOKEEPER_PC_FILE)" | tr , '\n' >$@
 
   $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/pkgconfig/grpc++.pc:
   	$(E) "[MAKE]    Generating $@"