diff --git a/src/scpi/scpi.c b/src/scpi/scpi.c
index 8d46d849..fbb57472 100644
--- a/src/scpi/scpi.c
+++ b/src/scpi/scpi.c
@@ -405,6 +405,10 @@ SR_PRIV int sr_scpi_get_string(struct sr_scpi_dev_inst *scpi,
 	if (response->len >= 1 && response->str[response->len - 1] == '\n')
 		g_string_truncate(response, response->len - 1);
 
+	/* Get rid of trailing carriage return if present */
+	if (response->len >= 1 && response->str[response->len - 1] == '\r')
+		g_string_truncate(response, response->len - 1);
+
 	*scpi_response = response->str;
 	g_string_free(response, FALSE);