diff --git a/libssh/keyfiles.c b/libssh/keyfiles.c
index 12b58c3f..ed786e59 100644
--- a/libssh/keyfiles.c
+++ b/libssh/keyfiles.c
@@ -1073,6 +1073,7 @@ static char **ssh_get_knownhost_line(SSH_SESSION *session, FILE **file,
   while (fgets(buffer, sizeof(buffer), *file)) {
     ptr = strchr(buffer, '\n');
     if (ptr) {
+      *ptr =  '\0';
     }
 
     ptr = strchr(buffer,'\r');