diff --git a/lib/linguist/blob_helper.rb b/lib/linguist/blob_helper.rb
index 933c4563..2a5d26e2 100644
--- a/lib/linguist/blob_helper.rb
+++ b/lib/linguist/blob_helper.rb
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ module Linguist
     def lines
       @lines ||=
         if viewable? && data
-          data.split(line_split_character, -1)
+          data.split(/\r\n|\r|\n/, -1)
         else
           []
         end