diff --git a/kotlin-power-assert-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/bnorm/power/PowerAssertCallTransformer.kt b/kotlin-power-assert-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/bnorm/power/PowerAssertCallTransformer.kt
index 34b856150c4..9558934f06a 100644
--- a/kotlin-power-assert-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/bnorm/power/PowerAssertCallTransformer.kt
+++ b/kotlin-power-assert-plugin/src/main/kotlin/com/bnorm/power/PowerAssertCallTransformer.kt
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class PowerAssertCallTransformer(
 
   override fun lower(irFile: IrFile) {
     file = irFile
-    fileSource = File(irFile.path).readText()
+    fileSource = File(irFile.path).readText().replace("\r\n", "\n")
 
     irFile.transformChildrenVoid()
   }
diff --git a/kotlin-power-assert-plugin/src/test/kotlin/com/bnorm/power/test.kt b/kotlin-power-assert-plugin/src/test/kotlin/com/bnorm/power/test.kt
index 7223d11a1a9..e088ad45dbc 100644
--- a/kotlin-power-assert-plugin/src/test/kotlin/com/bnorm/power/test.kt
+++ b/kotlin-power-assert-plugin/src/test/kotlin/com/bnorm/power/test.kt
@@ -382,6 +382,23 @@ check(1 == 2) { "the world is broken" }
       PowerAssertComponentRegistrar(setOf(FqName("kotlin.check")))
     )
   }
+
+  @Test
+  fun carriageReturnRemoval() {
+    assertMessage(
+      """
+fun main() {
+  val a = 0
+  assert(a == 42)
+}""".replace("\n", "\r\n"),
+      """
+Assertion failed
+assert(a == 42)
+       | |
+       | false
+       0
+""".trimIndent())
+  }
 }
 
 fun assertMessage(
@@ -390,7 +407,7 @@ fun assertMessage(
   vararg plugins: ComponentRegistrar = arrayOf(PowerAssertComponentRegistrar(setOf(FqName("kotlin.assert"))))
 ) {
   val result = KotlinCompilation().apply {
-    sources = listOf(SourceFile.kotlin("main.kt", source))
+    sources = listOf(SourceFile.kotlin("main.kt", source, trimIndent = false))
     useIR = true
     messageOutputStream = System.out
     compilerPlugins = plugins.toList()