diff --git a/django/core/management.py b/django/core/management.py
index b29f437308..87e5053791 100644
--- a/django/core/management.py
+++ b/django/core/management.py
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ def get_sql_initial_data_for_model(model):
                  os.path.join(app_dir, "%s.sql" % opts.object_name.lower())]
     for sql_file in sql_files:
         if os.path.exists(sql_file):
-            fp = open(sql_file)
+            fp = open(sql_file, 'U')
             for statement in statements.split(fp.read()):
                 if statement.strip():
                     output.append(statement + ";")
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/initial_sql_regress/sql/simple.sql b/tests/regressiontests/initial_sql_regress/sql/simple.sql
index ddb08bc91f..ca9bd40dab 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/initial_sql_regress/sql/simple.sql
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/initial_sql_regress/sql/simple.sql
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ INSERT INTO initial_sql_regress_simple (name) VALUES ('Ringo');
 INSERT INTO initial_sql_regress_simple (name) VALUES ('George');
 INSERT INTO initial_sql_regress_simple (name) VALUES ('Miles O''Brien');
 INSERT INTO initial_sql_regress_simple (name) VALUES ('Semicolon;Man');
+INSERT INTO initial_sql_regress_simple (name) VALUES ('This line has a Windows line ending');