diff --git a/lib/vtls/schannel_verify.c b/lib/vtls/schannel_verify.c
index 26f3ae488..0f44dad42 100644
--- a/lib/vtls/schannel_verify.c
+++ b/lib/vtls/schannel_verify.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 #define BACKEND connssl->backend
 
 #define MAX_CAFILE_SIZE 1048576 /* 1 MiB */
-#define BEGIN_CERT "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\n"
+#define BEGIN_CERT "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----"
 #define END_CERT "\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----"
 
 typedef struct {
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ typedef struct {
   HCERTSTORE hExclusiveTrustedPeople;
 } CERT_CHAIN_ENGINE_CONFIG_WIN7, *PCERT_CHAIN_ENGINE_CONFIG_WIN7;
 
+static int is_cr_or_lf(char c)
+{
+  return c == '\r' || c == '\n';
+}
 
 static CURLcode add_certs_to_store(HCERTSTORE trust_store,
                                    const char *ca_file,
@@ -178,7 +182,7 @@ static CURLcode add_certs_to_store(HCERTSTORE trust_store,
   current_ca_file_ptr = ca_file_buffer;
   while(more_certs && *current_ca_file_ptr != '\0') {
     char *begin_cert_ptr = strstr(current_ca_file_ptr, BEGIN_CERT);
-    if(!begin_cert_ptr) {
+    if(!begin_cert_ptr || !is_cr_or_lf(begin_cert_ptr[strlen(BEGIN_CERT)])) {
       more_certs = 0;
     }
     else {