1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/git/remote.py b/git/remote.py
index 7261be81..e352ab2c 100644
--- a/git/remote.py
+++ b/git/remote.py
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ def add_progress(kwargs, git, progress):
     given, we do not request any progress
     :return: possibly altered kwargs"""
     if progress is not None:
+        kwargs['universal_newlines'] = True
         v = git.version_info[:2]
         if v >= (1, 7):
             kwargs['progress'] = True