diff --git a/src/gen-use-table.py b/src/gen-use-table.py
index 2e27cd960..ca455dda8 100755
--- a/src/gen-use-table.py
+++ b/src/gen-use-table.py
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ for k,v in sorted(use_positions.items()):
 		tag = k + suf
 		print ("#undef %s" % tag)
 print ()
-print ("""
+print (r"""
 #ifdef HB_USE_TABLE_MAIN
 int main (int argc, char **argv)
 {
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-shaper-use-table.hh b/src/hb-ot-shaper-use-table.hh
index cde150e7c..770626dea 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-shaper-use-table.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-shaper-use-table.hh
@@ -398,16 +398,14 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 {
   if (argc != 2)
   {
-    printf ("usage: %s hex-char
-", argv[0]);
+    printf ("usage: %s hex-char\n", argv[0]);
     return 1;
   }
 
   hb_codepoint_t u;
   sscanf (argv[1], "%x", &u);
 
-  printf ("%d
-", hb_use_get_category (u));
+  printf ("%d\n", hb_use_get_category (u));
 
   return 0;
 }