diff --git a/help/help_diff.sh b/help/help_diff.sh
index 214d402bb1..2e12951a15 100755
--- a/help/help_diff.sh
+++ b/help/help_diff.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ curr=""
 
 while read -r line; do
 	if echo "$line" | grep '^#define' > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-		curr=`echo "$line" | cut -d ' ' -f 2`
+		curr=`printf "%s\n" "$line" | cut -d ' ' -f 2`
 		if grep "^#define $curr[	 ]" $1 > /dev/null 2>&1; then
 			curr=""
 		fi
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ while read -r line; do
 	fi
 
 	if [ -n "$curr" ]; then
-		echo "$line"
+		printf "%s\n" "$line"
 	fi
 done