diff --git a/src/utils.jl b/src/utils.jl
index fc91862cc8cd4c3c94cab0bd577663e82840e85a..b1acec2f5d999c26309e9177b160f7b6b91fec73 100644
--- a/src/utils.jl
+++ b/src/utils.jl
@@ -439,5 +439,5 @@ function gitdirty()
   catch e
     @warn "Failed to retrieve dirty status from git repo. Reason: $(e)"
   end
-  return String(take!(out)) |> rstrip
+  return String(take!(out))
 end