diff --git a/mmdebstrap b/mmdebstrap
index 32881e7..3c46b48 100755
--- a/mmdebstrap
+++ b/mmdebstrap
@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@ sub main() {
 	sparc64 => 'sparc64',
     };
     open my $fh, '-|', 'arch-test', '-n', $nativearch // die "failed to fork(): $!";
-    my $content = do { local $/; <$fh> };
+    chomp (my $content = do { local $/; <$fh> });
     close $fh;
     if ($? != 0 or $content ne "$nativearch: ok") {
 	if (!exists $deb2qemu->{$nativearch}) {