diff --git a/ident.c b/ident.c
index 9dd3ae3452..3da5556342 100644
--- a/ident.c
+++ b/ident.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ static int add_mailname_host(struct strbuf *buf)
 				strerror(errno));
 		return -1;
 	}
-	if (strbuf_getline_lf(&mailnamebuf, mailname) == EOF) {
+	if (strbuf_getline(&mailnamebuf, mailname) == EOF) {
 		if (ferror(mailname))
 			warning("cannot read /etc/mailname: %s",
 				strerror(errno));