diff --git a/tests/testcurl.pl b/tests/testcurl.pl
index 78d3abded..d61807f18 100755
--- a/tests/testcurl.pl
+++ b/tests/testcurl.pl
@@ -664,7 +664,8 @@ if (!$crosscompile || (($extvercmd ne '') && (-x $extvercmd))) {
   my $cmd = ($extvercmd ne '' ? $extvercmd.' ' : '')."./src/curl${binext} --version|";
   open(F, $cmd);
   while(<F>) {
-    s/\r//;
+    # strip CR from output on non-win32 platforms (wine on Linux)
+    s/\r// if ($^O ne 'MSWin32');
     print;
   }
   close(F);