diff --git a/src/backend/xml/sixtp.c b/src/backend/xml/sixtp.c
index 31e6d291ad..8e7ef00eb8 100644
--- a/src/backend/xml/sixtp.c
+++ b/src/backend/xml/sixtp.c
@@ -909,7 +909,8 @@ gnc_is_our_first_xml_chunk(char *chunk, gboolean *with_encoding)
 
     if (strncmp(cursor, "<?xml", 5) == 0)
     {
-        char *tag_compare;
+        char *tag_compare1;
+        char *tag_compare2;
 
         if (!search_for('>', &cursor))
         {
@@ -921,9 +922,12 @@ gnc_is_our_first_xml_chunk(char *chunk, gboolean *with_encoding)
             return GNC_BOOK_NOT_OURS;
         }
 
-        tag_compare = g_strdup_printf("<%s\n", gnc_v2_xml_version_string);
+        tag_compare1 = g_strdup_printf("<%s\n", gnc_v2_xml_version_string);
+        /* This second compare is to handle Windows end-of-line markers */
+        tag_compare2 = g_strdup_printf("<%s\r\n", gnc_v2_xml_version_string);
 
-        if (strncmp(cursor, tag_compare, strlen(tag_compare)) == 0)
+        if ((strncmp(cursor, tag_compare1, strlen(tag_compare1)) == 0)
+            || (strncmp(cursor, tag_compare2, strlen(tag_compare2)) == 0))
         {
             if (with_encoding)
             {
@@ -938,13 +942,15 @@ gnc_is_our_first_xml_chunk(char *chunk, gboolean *with_encoding)
                     }
                 }
             }
-            g_free (tag_compare);
+            g_free (tag_compare1);
+            g_free (tag_compare2);
             return GNC_BOOK_XML2_FILE;
         }
 
-        g_free (tag_compare);
+        g_free (tag_compare1);
+        g_free (tag_compare2);
 
-        if (strncmp(cursor, "<gnc>\n", strlen("<gnc>\n")) == 0)
+        if (strncmp(cursor, "<gnc>", strlen("<gnc>")) == 0)
             return GNC_BOOK_XML1_FILE;
 
         /* If it doesn't match any of the above but has '<gnc-v...', it must */