diff --git a/Scripts/developer_scripts/create_cgal_test b/Scripts/developer_scripts/create_cgal_test
index 8f16fec5d70..48296e17658 100755
--- a/Scripts/developer_scripts/create_cgal_test
+++ b/Scripts/developer_scripts/create_cgal_test
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ configure()
 {
   echo "Configuring... "
 
-  if eval 'cmake ${INIT_FILE:+"-C${INIT_FILE}"} "$CMAKE_GENERATOR" -DRUNNING_CGAL_AUTO_TEST=TRUE  \\
-                                     -DCGAL_DIR="$CGAL_DIR" \\
-                                     --no-warn-unused-cli \\
+  if eval 'cmake ${INIT_FILE:+"-C${INIT_FILE}"} "$CMAKE_GENERATOR" -DRUNNING_CGAL_AUTO_TEST=TRUE  \
+                                     -DCGAL_DIR="$CGAL_DIR" \
+                                     --no-warn-unused-cli \
                                      .' ; then
 
     echo "   successful configuration" >> $ERRORFILE