diff --git a/bin/syncqt.pl b/bin/syncqt.pl
index 7793811c9f..3bb4fe1bbc 100755
--- a/bin/syncqt.pl
+++ b/bin/syncqt.pl
@@ -182,8 +182,10 @@ sub shouldMasterInclude {
     my ($iheader) = @_;
     return 0 if (basename($iheader) =~ /_/);
     return 0 if (basename($iheader) =~ /qconfig/);
+    local $/ = "\x0a";
     if (open(F, "<$iheader")) {
         while (<F>) {
+            s/\x0d?\x0a/\n/;
             chomp;
             chop if /\r$/;
             return 0 if (/^\#pragma qt_no_master_include$/);
@@ -215,8 +217,10 @@ sub classNames {
     my $ihdrbase = basename($iheader);
 
     my $parsable = "";
+    local $/ = "\x0a";
     if(open(F, "<$iheader")) {
         while(<F>) {
+            s/\x0d?\x0a/\n/;
             my $line = $_;
             chomp $line;
                         chop $line if ($line =~ /\r$/);
@@ -336,6 +340,7 @@ sub check_header {
         $header_skip_qt_begin_namespace_test = 1 if ($ignore_for_qt_begin_namespace_check{$header});
     }
 
+    local $/ = "\x0a";
     open(F, "<$iheader") or return;
     my $qt_begin_namespace_found = 0;
     my $qt_end_namespace_found = 0;
@@ -344,6 +349,7 @@ sub check_header {
     my $stop_processing = 0;
     my $we_mean_it = 0;
     while ($line = <F>) {
+        $line =~ s/\x0d?\x0a/\n/;
         chomp $line;
         my $output_line = 1;
         if ($line =~ /^ *\# *pragma (qt_no_included_check|qt_sync_stop_processing)/) {
@@ -965,8 +971,10 @@ foreach my $lib (@modules_to_sync) {
                         #push @files, "$out_basedir/include/Qt/$t" if(-e "$out_basedir/include/Qt/$t");
                         foreach my $file (@files) {
                            my $remove_file = 0;
+                           local $/ = "\x0a";
                            if(open(F, "<$file")) {
                                 while(my $line = <F>) {
+                                    $line =~ s/\x0d?\x0a/\n/;
                                     chomp $line;
                                     if($line =~ /^\#include \"([^\"]*)\"$/) {
                                         my $include = $1;