diff --git a/src/main/java/com/threerings/presents/tools/GenTask.java b/src/main/java/com/threerings/presents/tools/GenTask.java
index 5911b74c7..0cae2915a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/threerings/presents/tools/GenTask.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/threerings/presents/tools/GenTask.java
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ public abstract class GenTask extends Task
         }
     }
 
-    protected static String convertEols (String str)
+    protected String convertEols (String str)
     {
         return str.replace("\n", EOL);
     }