diff --git a/iccread.c b/iccread.c
index f3886e0..942102a 100644
--- a/iccread.c
+++ b/iccread.c
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@
 qcms_profile* qcms_profile_from_path(const char *path)
 {
 	qcms_profile *profile = NULL;
-	FILE *file = fopen(path, "r");
+	FILE *file = fopen(path, "rb");
 	if (file) {
 		profile = qcms_profile_from_file(file);
 		fclose(file);