diff --git a/src/services/shims.ts b/src/services/shims.ts
index 5c08e503b1c..993627619cb 100644
--- a/src/services/shims.ts
+++ b/src/services/shims.ts
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ module ts {
                         return {
                             options: {},
                             files: [],
-                            errors: [realizeDiagnostic(result.error, '/r/n')]
+                            errors: [realizeDiagnostic(result.error, '\r\n')]
                         };
                     }