diff --git a/src/parser.c b/src/parser.c
index da7487b0..b0ee1fb2 100644
--- a/src/parser.c
+++ b/src/parser.c
@@ -778,6 +778,7 @@ list *read_cfg(char *filename)
     while((line=fgetl(file)) != 0){
         ++ nu;
         strip(line);
+        line[ strcspn(line, "\r\n") ]  = '\0'; 
         switch(line[0]){
             case '[':
                 current = malloc(sizeof(section));