diff --git a/darshan-gen-cc.pl.in b/darshan-gen-cc.pl.in
index 6d8da1fcea6678f87b183b0c79de886cf2d62c58..3da1af0f297d25abc2e5bbcf013273e7bd7e2c0d 100644
--- a/darshan-gen-cc.pl.in
+++ b/darshan-gen-cc.pl.in
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ if [ "$linking" = yes ] ; then
 	mpilibs="$C_LINKPATH_SHL$libdir $mpilibs"
     fi
 EOF
-print OUTPUT <<EOF;
+print OUTPUT << 'EOF';
     # Trial run to generate a symbol listing.  We only enable Darshan if:
     # a) MPI is used
     # b) PMPI is _not_ used
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ sub process_args
 
 sub print_help
 {
-    print <<EOF;
+    print <<'EOF';
 
 Usage: $PROGRAM_NAME <stock mpicc> --output <modified mpicc>
 
diff --git a/darshan-gen-cxx.pl.in b/darshan-gen-cxx.pl.in
index e0f9f4daefa9aa49b0c7acd5e2aad622c4e95f3c..5a86be1b0b9cf7f372172aba35fb9850627ac791 100644
--- a/darshan-gen-cxx.pl.in
+++ b/darshan-gen-cxx.pl.in
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ if [ "$linking" = yes ] ; then
 	mpilibs="$C_LINKPATH_SHL$libdir $mpilibs"
     fi
 EOF
-print OUTPUT <<EOF;
+print OUTPUT <<'EOF';
     # Trial run to generate a symbol listing.  We only enable Darshan if:
     # a) MPI is used
     # b) PMPI is _not_ used
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ sub process_args
 
 sub print_help
 {
-    print <<EOF;
+    print <<'EOF';
 
 Usage: $PROGRAM_NAME <stock mpicxx> --output <modified mpicc>