diff --git a/src/esx/esx_vi_generator.py b/src/esx/esx_vi_generator.py
index 239ec73ab8..8a128df9e1 100755
--- a/src/esx/esx_vi_generator.py
+++ b/src/esx/esx_vi_generator.py
@@ -1817,17 +1817,19 @@ for obj in managed_objects_by_name.values():
 
 
 
-types_typedef.write("/* Generated by esx_vi_generator.py */\n\n\n\n")
-types_typeenum.write("/* Generated by esx_vi_generator.py */\n\n")
-types_typetostring.write("/* Generated by esx_vi_generator.py */\n\n")
-types_typefromstring.write("/* Generated by esx_vi_generator.py */\n\n")
-types_header.write("/* Generated by esx_vi_generator.py */\n\n\n\n")
-types_source.write("/* Generated by esx_vi_generator.py */\n\n\n\n")
-methods_header.write("/* Generated by esx_vi_generator.py */\n\n\n\n")
-methods_source.write("/* Generated by esx_vi_generator.py */\n\n\n\n")
-methods_macro.write("/* Generated by esx_vi_generator.py */\n\n\n\n")
-helpers_header.write("/* Generated by esx_vi_generator.py */\n\n\n\n")
-helpers_source.write("/* Generated by esx_vi_generator.py */\n\n\n\n")
+notice = "/* Generated by esx_vi_generator.py */\n\n\n\n"
+
+types_typedef.write(notice)
+types_typeenum.write(notice)
+types_typetostring.write(notice)
+types_typefromstring.write(notice)
+types_header.write(notice)
+types_source.write(notice)
+methods_header.write(notice)
+methods_source.write(notice)
+methods_macro.write(notice)
+helpers_header.write(notice)
+helpers_source.write(notice)