diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSGET.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSGET.java
index ffa6b17e9..2d1bc3f02 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSGET.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/vss/MSVSSGET.java
@@ -199,7 +199,8 @@ public class MSVSSGET extends MSVSS {
                 project.log("Created dir: " + dir.getAbsolutePath());
             }
 
-            cmd.createArgument().setValue(FLAG_OVERRIDE_WORKING_DIR + m_LocalPath);
+            cmd.createArgument().setValue(FLAG_OVERRIDE_WORKING_DIR);
+            cmd.createArgument().setValue(m_LocalPath);
         }
     }
 
@@ -294,11 +295,14 @@ public class MSVSSGET extends MSVSS {
     public void getVersionCommand(Commandline cmd) {
 
         if ( m_Version != null) {
-            cmd.createArgument().setValue(FLAG_VERSION + m_Version);
+            cmd.createArgument().setValue(FLAG_VERSION);
+            cmd.createArgument().setValue(m_Version);
         } else if ( m_Date != null) {
-            cmd.createArgument().setValue(FLAG_VERSION_DATE + m_Date);
+            cmd.createArgument().setValue(FLAG_VERSION_DATE);
+            cmd.createArgument().setValue(m_Date);
         } else if (m_Label != null) {
-            cmd.createArgument().setValue(FLAG_VERSION_LABEL + m_Label);
+            cmd.createArgument().setValue(FLAG_VERSION_LABEL);
+            cmd.createArgument().setValue(m_Label);
         }
     }