diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 7d49331..7f50f75 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@ function parseMatter(file, options) {
 
   // get the raw front-matter block
   file.matter = str.slice(0, closeIndex);
+  // fix trailing '\r' on windows
+  if (file.matter.endsWith('\r')) {
+    file.matter = file.matter.slice(0, -1);
+  }
 
   const block = file.matter.replace(/^\s*#[^\n]+/gm, '').trim();
   if (block === '') {