diff --git a/credential.c b/credential.c
index d8d226b97e..2acb3bcd9e 100644
--- a/credential.c
+++ b/credential.c
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ int credential_read(struct credential *c, FILE *fp)
 {
 	struct strbuf line = STRBUF_INIT;
 
-	while (strbuf_getline_lf(&line, fp) != EOF) {
+	while (strbuf_getline(&line, fp) != EOF) {
 		char *key = line.buf;
 		char *value = strchr(key, '=');