diff --git a/scripts/showSMTPVersion.nse b/scripts/showSMTPVersion.nse
index 08f6c4841..11a10562c 100644
--- a/scripts/showSMTPVersion.nse
+++ b/scripts/showSMTPVersion.nse
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ action = function(host, port)
 		return
 	end
 
-	return (string.gsub(result, "\n", ""))
+	return (string.gsub(result, "\r?\n", ""))
 end