diff --git a/tools_webrtc/gn_check_autofix.py b/tools_webrtc/gn_check_autofix.py
index 88ba0cc749..1a9389806a 100644
--- a/tools_webrtc/gn_check_autofix.py
+++ b/tools_webrtc/gn_check_autofix.py
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ def main():
     return 1
 
   for error in errors:
-    error = error.split('\\n')
+    error = error.split('\n')
     target_msg = 'The target:'
     if target_msg not in error:
       target_msg = 'It is not in any dependency of'