diff --git a/src/calibre/db/cli/main.py b/src/calibre/db/cli/main.py
index ee98b6e944..6d2af6b403 100644
--- a/src/calibre/db/cli/main.py
+++ b/src/calibre/db/cli/main.py
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ def read_credetials(opts):
             pw = getpass.getpass(_('Enter the password: '))
         elif pw.startswith('<f:') and pw.endswith('>'):
             with lopen(pw[3:-1], 'rb') as f:
-                pw = f.read().decode('utf-8')
+                pw = f.read().decode('utf-8').rstrip()
     return username, pw