2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/coreutils/sort.c b/coreutils/sort.c
index b84453d3a..5ecca8b8f 100644
--- a/coreutils/sort.c
+++ b/coreutils/sort.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ int sort_main(int argc, char **argv)
 
                 while ((line = get_line_from_file(fp)) != NULL) {
                         lines = xrealloc(lines, sizeof(char *) * (nlines + 1));
-                        line[strlen(line) - 1] = '\0';
+                        chomp(line);
                         lines[nlines++] = line;
                 }
         }
diff --git a/sort.c b/sort.c
index b84453d3a..5ecca8b8f 100644
--- a/sort.c
+++ b/sort.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ int sort_main(int argc, char **argv)
 
                 while ((line = get_line_from_file(fp)) != NULL) {
                         lines = xrealloc(lines, sizeof(char *) * (nlines + 1));
-                        line[strlen(line) - 1] = '\0';
+                        chomp(line);
                         lines[nlines++] = line;
                 }
         }