diff --git a/cde/programs/dtmail/libDtMail/Common/IO.C b/cde/programs/dtmail/libDtMail/Common/IO.C
index 2677dcf5d..87f6446ac 100644
--- a/cde/programs/dtmail/libDtMail/Common/IO.C
+++ b/cde/programs/dtmail/libDtMail/Common/IO.C
@@ -306,7 +306,11 @@ SafeWriteStrip(int fd, const void * buf, size_t bytes)
     writebuf = (char*) malloc(bytes < SWS_BUFFERSIZE ? bytes : SWS_BUFFERSIZE); 
 
     for (i = 0, j = 0; i < bytes; i++, ptr++) {
+#if defined(linux)
+	if (*ptr == '\r' && *(ptr+1) == '\n')
+#else
 	if (*ptr == '
' && *(ptr+1) == '\n')
+#endif
 		continue;
 	writebuf[j++] = *ptr;
 	if (j == SWS_BUFFERSIZE || i == (bytes-1)) {