diff --git a/klippy/extras/virtual_sdcard.py b/klippy/extras/virtual_sdcard.py
index daf19db9..5c5a956f 100644
--- a/klippy/extras/virtual_sdcard.py
+++ b/klippy/extras/virtual_sdcard.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2018  Kevin O'Connor <kevin@koconnor.net>
 #
 # This file may be distributed under the terms of the GNU GPLv3 license.
-import os, logging
+import os, logging, io
 
 VALID_GCODE_EXTS = ['gcode', 'g', 'gco']
 
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ class VirtualSD:
             if fname not in flist:
                 fname = files_by_lower[fname.lower()]
             fname = os.path.join(self.sdcard_dirname, fname)
-            f = open(fname, 'r')
+            f = io.open(fname, 'r', newline='')
             f.seek(0, os.SEEK_END)
             fsize = f.tell()
             f.seek(0)