--- a/cmake/Modules/VolkPython.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/VolkPython.cmake
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@
                 DEPENDS ${pyfile}
                 COMMAND
                     ${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} -c
-                    "open('${pyexefile}','w').write(r'\#!${pyexe_native}'+'\\n'+open('${pyfile}').read())"
+                    "open('${pyexefile}','w').write(open('${pyfile}').read())"
                 COMMENT "Shebangin ${pyfile_name}"
                 VERBATIM)
 
