diff --git a/Tools/scripts/size_compare_branches.py b/Tools/scripts/size_compare_branches.py
index a7321448c1da1..5e6e29084f18d 100755
--- a/Tools/scripts/size_compare_branches.py
+++ b/Tools/scripts/size_compare_branches.py
@@ -483,8 +483,9 @@ def run_build_tasks_in_parallel(self, tasks):
             for task in tasks:
                 task_results.append(self.gather_results_for_task(task))
             # progress CSV:
-            with open("/tmp/some.csv", "w") as f:
-                f.write(self.csv_for_results(self.compare_task_results(task_results, no_elf_diff=True)))
+            csv_for_results = self.csv_for_results(self.compare_task_results(task_results, no_elf_diff=True))
+            path = pathlib.Path("/tmp/some.csv")
+            path.write_text(csv_for_results)
 
             time.sleep(1)
         self.progress("All threads returned")