diff --git a/gramps2/ChangeLog b/gramps2/ChangeLog
index 7e748d499..64db052b3 100644
--- a/gramps2/ChangeLog
+++ b/gramps2/ChangeLog
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 	* src/plugins/WriteGedcom.py: Switch from radiobuttons to menu
 	for the encoding choice. 
 	* src/plugins/gedcomexport.glade: Clean up interface.
+	* src/plugins/ReadGedcom.py (GedcomParser.__init__): Use
+	universal newline mode to work with Mac newlines. 
 
 2004-07-11  Don Allingham  <dallingham@users.sourceforge.net>
 	* src/FamilyView.py: handle deleting of parent properly
diff --git a/gramps2/src/plugins/ReadGedcom.py b/gramps2/src/plugins/ReadGedcom.py
index d0bdc9d17..11663d897 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/plugins/ReadGedcom.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/plugins/ReadGedcom.py
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ class GedcomParser:
         self.is_ftw = 0
         self.idswap = {}
 
-        self.f = open(file,"r")
+        self.f = open(file,"rU")
         self.filename = file
         self.index = 0
         self.backoff = 0