diff --git a/Lib/test/test_threading.py b/Lib/test/test_threading.py
index e9899c9..ce25d8d 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_threading.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_threading.py
@@ -235,7 +235,8 @@
         import subprocess
         p = subprocess.Popen([sys.executable, "-c", script], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
         rc = p.wait()
-        self.assertEqual(p.stdout.read(), "end of main\nend of thread\n")
+        data = p.stdout.read().replace('\r', '')
+        self.assertEqual(data, "end of main\nend of thread\n")
         self.failIf(rc == 2, "interpreter was blocked")
         self.failUnless(rc == 0, "Unexpected error")