diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 1610d3e8b..2e6919816 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -320,6 +320,8 @@ script:
     - |
         set -eo pipefail
         if [ "$T" = "distcheck" ]; then
+            # find BOM markers and exit if we do
+            ! git grep `printf '\xef\xbb\xbf'`
             ./configure
             make
             ./maketgz 99.98.97
diff --git a/projects/wolfssl_override.props b/projects/wolfssl_override.props
index e37d0b7aa..fab60f3c9 100644
--- a/projects/wolfssl_override.props
+++ b/projects/wolfssl_override.props
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <!--
 We use this file to override some properties of the wolfSSL project files.