diff --git a/gradlew-fdroid b/gradlew-fdroid
index 1a7b90b9..c2f8955e 100755
--- a/gradlew-fdroid
+++ b/gradlew-fdroid
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ v_all=${plugin_v[@]}
 # Earliest takes priority
 for f in {.,..}/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties; do
     [[ -f $f ]] || continue
-    while read -r line; do
+    while IFS='' read -r line || [ -n "$line" ]; do
         if [[ $line == 'distributionUrl='* ]]; then
             wrapper_ver=${line#*/gradle-}
             wrapper_ver=${wrapper_ver%-*.zip}
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ fi
 # Earliest takes priority
 for f in {.,..}/build.gradle; do
     [[ -f $f ]] || continue
-    while read -r line; do
+    while IFS='' read -r line || [ -n "$line" ]; do
         if [[ -z "$plugin_pver" && $line == *'com.android.tools.build:gradle:'* ]]; then
             plugin_pver=${line#*[\'\"]com.android.tools.build:gradle:}
             plugin_pver=${plugin_pver%[\'\"]*}