diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/language/settings/providers/LanguageSettingsProvidersSerializer.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/language/settings/providers/LanguageSettingsProvidersSerializer.java
index 02110ec446f..6c75983cc1b 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/language/settings/providers/LanguageSettingsProvidersSerializer.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/language/settings/providers/LanguageSettingsProvidersSerializer.java
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.core.settings.model.ICLanguageSettingEntry;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.settings.model.ICProjectDescription;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.settings.model.ICSettingEntry;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.XmlUtil;
-import org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.model.Util;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.settings.model.CConfigurationSpecSettings;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.settings.model.IInternalCCfgInfo;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.settings.model.SettingsModelMessages;
@@ -588,11 +587,7 @@ public class LanguageSettingsProvidersSerializer {
 
 				try {
 					serializingLockWsp.acquire();
-					String eol = Util.getLineSeparator(uriStoreWsp);
-					if (eol == null) {
-						eol = Util.getDefaultLineSeparator();
-					}
-					XmlUtil.serializeXml(doc, uriStoreWsp, eol);
+					XmlUtil.serializeXml(doc, uriStoreWsp);
 					// manufacture events while inside the lock
 					events = createLanguageSettingsChangeEvents(broadcastingWorkspaceProviders);
 				} finally {
@@ -915,11 +910,7 @@ public class LanguageSettingsProvidersSerializer {
 				if (isWorkspaceStoreEmpty) {
 					new java.io.File(uriStoreWsp).delete();
 				} else {
-					String eol = Util.getLineSeparator(uriStoreWsp);
-					if (eol == null) {
-						eol = Util.getDefaultLineSeparator(project);
-					}
-					XmlUtil.serializeXml(docStoreWsp, uriStoreWsp, eol);
+					XmlUtil.serializeXml(docStoreWsp, uriStoreWsp);
 				}
 
 				// manufacture the event only if serialization was successful
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/utils/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/XmlUtil.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/utils/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/XmlUtil.java
index f89e557ec04..5dda1e8c309 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/utils/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/XmlUtil.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/utils/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/XmlUtil.java
@@ -279,6 +279,21 @@ public class XmlUtil {
 		}
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Serialize XML Document into a file.<br/>
+	 * Note: clients should synchronize access to this method.
+	 *
+	 * @param doc - DOM Document to serialize.
+	 * @param uriLocation - URI of the file.
+	 *
+	 * @throws IOException in case of problems with file I/O
+	 * @throws TransformerException in case of problems with XML output
+	 */
+	public static void serializeXml(Document doc, URI uriLocation)
+			throws IOException, TransformerException, CoreException {
+		serializeXmlInternal(doc, uriLocation, null);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Serialize XML Document into a file.<br/>
 	 * Note: clients should synchronize access to this method.
@@ -286,18 +301,24 @@ public class XmlUtil {
 	 * @param doc - DOM Document to serialize.
 	 * @param uriLocation - URI of the file.
 	 * @param lineSeparator - line separator.
+	 * Note: This will serialize in pretty format
 	 *
 	 * @throws IOException in case of problems with file I/O
 	 * @throws TransformerException in case of problems with XML output
 	 */
 	public static void serializeXml(Document doc, URI uriLocation, String lineSeparator)
 			throws IOException, TransformerException, CoreException {
+		serializeXmlInternal(doc, uriLocation, lineSeparator);
+	}
+
+	private static void serializeXmlInternal(Document doc, URI uriLocation, String lineSeparator)
+			throws IOException, TransformerException, CoreException {
 		java.io.File storeFile = new java.io.File(uriLocation);
 		if (!storeFile.exists()) {
 			storeFile.createNewFile();
 		}
 
-		String utfString = toString(doc, lineSeparator);
+		String utfString = lineSeparator != null ? toString(doc, lineSeparator) : toString(doc);
 
 		FileOutputStream output = getFileOutputStreamWorkaround(storeFile);
 		output.write(utfString.getBytes(ENCODING_UTF_8));