diff --git a/pandas/io/tests/test_common.py b/pandas/io/tests/test_common.py
index 5740944558a5d..0acf3244fe8fa 100644
--- a/pandas/io/tests/test_common.py
+++ b/pandas/io/tests/test_common.py
@@ -138,6 +138,6 @@ def test_next(self):
 
         for line in lines:
             next_line = next(wrapper)
-            self.assertEqual(next_line, line)
+            self.assertEqual(next_line.strip(), line.strip())
 
         self.assertRaises(StopIteration, next, wrapper)