diff --git a/foreign_cc/private/framework/toolchains/linux_commands.bzl b/foreign_cc/private/framework/toolchains/linux_commands.bzl
index e7ac137b2..c9b8be8fc 100644
--- a/foreign_cc/private/framework/toolchains/linux_commands.bzl
+++ b/foreign_cc/private/framework/toolchains/linux_commands.bzl
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ fi
     )
 
 def copy_dir_contents_to_dir(source, target):
-    return """cp -L -r --no-target-directory "{source}" "{target}" && find "{target}" -type f -exec touch -r "{source}" "{{}}" \\;""".format(
+    return """cp -L -r --no-target-directory "{source}" "{target}" && find "{target}" -type f -exec touch -r "{source}" "{{}}" +""".format(
         source = source,
         target = target,
     )