diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Media/BoxShadow.cs b/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Media/BoxShadow.cs
index 7696c6c34b..50f75365b0 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Media/BoxShadow.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Media/BoxShadow.cs
@@ -93,25 +93,25 @@ namespace Avalonia.Media
 
             if (OffsetX != 0.0)
             {
-                sb.Append($" {OffsetX}");
+                sb.AppendFormat(" {0}", OffsetX.ToString());
             }
 
             if (OffsetY != 0.0)
             {
-                sb.Append($" {OffsetY}");
+                sb.AppendFormat(" {0}", OffsetY.ToString());
             }
             
             if (Blur != 0.0)
             {
-                sb.Append($" {Blur}");
+                sb.AppendFormat(" {0}", Blur.ToString());
             }
 
             if (Spread != 0.0)
             {
-                sb.Append($" {Spread}");
+                sb.AppendFormat(" {0}", Spread.ToString());
             }
 
-            sb.Append($" {Color.ToString()}");
+            sb.AppendFormat(" {0}", Color.ToString());
 
             return sb.ToString();
         }
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Media/BoxShadows.cs b/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Media/BoxShadows.cs
index 2b1714aded..810ac70b99 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Media/BoxShadows.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Visuals/Media/BoxShadows.cs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Media
 
             foreach (var boxShadow in this)
             {
-                sb.Append($"{boxShadow} ");
+                sb.AppendFormat("{0} ", boxShadow.ToString());
             }
 
             return sb.ToString();