diff --git a/t/chainlint.pl b/t/chainlint.pl
index 118a229..fb749d3 100755
--- a/t/chainlint.pl
+++ b/t/chainlint.pl
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@
 	while (my $path = $next_script->()) {
 		$nscripts++;
 		my $fh;
-		unless (open($fh, "<", $path)) {
+		unless (open($fh, "<:unix:crlf", $path)) {
 			$emit->("?!ERR?! $path: $!\n");
 			next;
 		}