diff --git a/lib/Cake/Console/Command/Task/ProjectTask.php b/lib/Cake/Console/Command/Task/ProjectTask.php
index 51cda2bd6..c3345ffa7 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Console/Command/Task/ProjectTask.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Console/Command/Task/ProjectTask.php
@@ -237,8 +237,8 @@ class ProjectTask extends AppShell {
 		$File = new File($path . 'Console' . DS . 'cake.php');
 		$contents = $File->read();
 		if (preg_match('/(__CAKE_PATH__)/', $contents, $match)) {
-			$root = strpos(CAKE_CORE_INCLUDE_PATH, '/') === 0 ? " \$ds . '" : "'";
-			$replacement = $root . str_replace(DS, "' . \$ds . '", trim(CAKE_CORE_INCLUDE_PATH, DS)) . "'";
+			$root = strpos(CAKE_CORE_INCLUDE_PATH, '/') === 0 ? " DS . '" : "'";
+			$replacement = $root . str_replace(DS, "' . DS . '", trim(CAKE_CORE_INCLUDE_PATH, DS)) . "'";
 			$result = str_replace($match[0], $replacement, $contents);
 			if ($File->write($result)) {
 				return true;