diff --git a/components/style/build.rs b/components/style/build.rs
index 4f7eaf76013..c33d3aaf6cb 100644
--- a/components/style/build.rs
+++ b/components/style/build.rs
@@ -43,19 +43,7 @@ fn main() {
         .env("PYTHONPATH", &mako)
         .env("TEMPLATE", &template)
         .env("PRODUCT", product)
-        .arg("-c")
-        .arg(r#"
-import os
-import sys
-from mako.template import Template
-from mako import exceptions
-try:
-    template = Template(open(os.environ['TEMPLATE'], 'rb').read(), input_encoding='utf8')
-    print(template.render(PRODUCT=os.environ['PRODUCT']).encode('utf8'))
-except:
-    sys.stderr.write(exceptions.text_error_template().render().encode('utf8'))
-    sys.exit(1)
-"#)
+        .arg("generate_properties_rs.py")
         .stderr(Stdio::inherit())
         .output()
         .unwrap();
diff --git a/components/style/generate_properties_rs.py b/components/style/generate_properties_rs.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..eceae10c28c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/components/style/generate_properties_rs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+# License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+# file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+
+import os
+import sys
+
+from mako import exceptions
+from mako.template import Template
+
+try:
+    template = Template(open(os.environ['TEMPLATE'], 'rb').read(),
+                        input_encoding='utf8')
+    print(template.render(PRODUCT=os.environ['PRODUCT']).encode('utf8'))
+except:
+    sys.stderr.write(exceptions.text_error_template().render().encode('utf8'))
+    sys.exit(1)
diff --git a/ports/geckolib/build.rs b/ports/geckolib/build.rs
index b9f1a4d3676..0e19e988884 100644
--- a/ports/geckolib/build.rs
+++ b/ports/geckolib/build.rs
@@ -50,25 +50,7 @@ fn main() {
         .env("PYTHONPATH", &mako)
         .env("STYLE_TEMPLATE", &style_template)
         .env("GECKOLIB_TEMPLATE", &geckolib_template)
-        .arg("-c")
-        .arg(r#"
-import json
-import os
-import sys
-from mako.template import Template
-from mako import exceptions
-try:
-    style_template = Template(filename=os.environ['STYLE_TEMPLATE'], input_encoding='utf8')
-    style_template.render(PRODUCT='gecko')
-
-    geckolib_template = Template(filename=os.environ['GECKOLIB_TEMPLATE'], input_encoding='utf8')
-    output = geckolib_template.render(STYLE_STRUCTS = style_template.module.STYLE_STRUCTS,
-                                      to_rust_ident = style_template.module.to_rust_ident)
-    print(output.encode('utf8'))
-except:
-    sys.stderr.write(exceptions.text_error_template().render().encode('utf8'))
-    sys.exit(1)
-"#)
+        .arg("ports/geckolib/generate_properties_rs.py")
         .stderr(Stdio::inherit())
         .output()
         .unwrap();
diff --git a/ports/geckolib/generate_properties_rs.py b/ports/geckolib/generate_properties_rs.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1dc9824540d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ports/geckolib/generate_properties_rs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+# License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+# file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+
+import os
+import sys
+
+from mako import exceptions
+from mako.template import Template
+
+try:
+    style_template = Template(filename=os.environ['STYLE_TEMPLATE'],
+                              input_encoding='utf8')
+    style_template.render(PRODUCT='gecko')
+
+    geckolib_template = Template(filename=os.environ['GECKOLIB_TEMPLATE'], input_encoding='utf8')
+    output = geckolib_template.render(STYLE_STRUCTS=style_template.module.STYLE_STRUCTS,
+                                      to_rust_ident=style_template.module.to_rust_ident)
+    print(output.encode('utf8'))
+except:
+    sys.stderr.write(exceptions.text_error_template().render().encode('utf8'))
+    sys.exit(1)