diff --git a/src/jedParser.cpp b/src/jedParser.cpp
index 7e10599..421f2be 100644
--- a/src/jedParser.cpp
+++ b/src/jedParser.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
+/*
+ * http://k1.spdns.de/Develop/Projects/GalAsm/info/galer/jedecfile.html
+ */
+
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
@@ -44,6 +48,23 @@ JedParser::JedParser(string filename, bool verbose):
 {
 }
 
+/*!
+ * \brief read a line with '\r''\n' or '\n' terminaison
+ * check if last char is '\r'
+ * \return the line without [\r]\n
+ */
+string JedParser::readline()
+{
+	string buffer;
+	std::getline(_fd, buffer, '\n');
+	if (buffer.size() != 0) {
+		/* if '\r' is present -> drop */
+		if (buffer[buffer.size() -1] == '\r')
+			buffer.pop_back();
+	}
+	return buffer;
+}
+
 /* fill a vector with consecutive lines until '*'
  */
 vector<string> JedParser::readJEDLine()
@@ -53,7 +74,7 @@ vector<string> JedParser::readJEDLine()
 	bool inLine = true;
 
 	do {
-		std::getline(_fd, buffer, '\n');
+		buffer = readline();
 		if (buffer.size() == 0)
 			break;
 
@@ -191,7 +212,7 @@ int JedParser::parse()
 	_fd.seekg(0, _fd.beg);
 
 	/* First line must STX (0x02) */
-	std::getline(_fd, content, '\n');
+	content = readline();
 	if (content[0] != 0x02) {
 		printf("wrong file\n");
 		return EXIT_FAILURE;
diff --git a/src/jedParser.hpp b/src/jedParser.hpp
index 04482d5..422742b 100644
--- a/src/jedParser.hpp
+++ b/src/jedParser.hpp
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ class JedParser: public ConfigBitstreamParser {
 		uint64_t featuresRow() {return _featuresRow;}
 
 	private:
+		std::string readline();
 		std::vector<std::string>readJEDLine();
 		void buildDataArray(const std::string &content, struct jed_data &jed);
 		void parseEField(const std::vector<std::string> content);