diff --git a/git-cvsexportcommit.perl b/git-cvsexportcommit.perl
index d13f02da95..fc00d5946a 100755
--- a/git-cvsexportcommit.perl
+++ b/git-cvsexportcommit.perl
@@ -431,6 +431,7 @@ END
 sub safe_pipe_capture {
     my @output;
     if (my $pid = open my $child, '-|') {
+	binmode($child, ":crlf");
 	@output = (<$child>);
 	close $child or die join(' ',@_).": $! $?";
     } else {