diff --git a/scripts/99_software.sh b/scripts/99_software.sh
index bfb7ac1..6b8fceb 100755
--- a/scripts/99_software.sh
+++ b/scripts/99_software.sh
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ do_services() {
         exit 1
     fi
 
-    mapfile -t services < ${trg_file}
+    mapfile -d \n -t services < ${trg_file}
 
     for x in ${services[@]}; do