diff --git a/tests/auto/network/access/qnetworkreply/tst_qnetworkreply.cpp b/tests/auto/network/access/qnetworkreply/tst_qnetworkreply.cpp
index 02aca3d6c1..0f2d0873a7 100644
--- a/tests/auto/network/access/qnetworkreply/tst_qnetworkreply.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/network/access/qnetworkreply/tst_qnetworkreply.cpp
@@ -7295,7 +7295,11 @@ void tst_QNetworkReply::qtbug45581WrongReplyStatusCode()
 
     const QByteArray expectedContent =
             "<root attr=\"value\" attr2=\"value2\">"
-            "<person /><fruit /></root>\n";
+            "<person /><fruit /></root>"
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+            "\r"
+#endif
+            "\n";
 
     QCOMPARE(reply->readAll(), expectedContent);