diff --git a/bench/bench.py b/bench/bench.py
index 01a611d86..c5e0ba8d8 100644
--- a/bench/bench.py
+++ b/bench/bench.py
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ def initialize_apps(self):
 			with open(self.bench.apps_txt) as f:
 				self.apps = [
 					app.strip()
-					for app in f.read().split("\n")
+					for app in f.read().splitlines()
 					if len(app) > 0 and is_frappe_app(os.path.join(self.bench.name, "apps", app))
 				]