diff --git a/applications/utilities/mesh/conversion/fluent3DMeshToFoam/fluent3DMeshToFoam.L b/applications/utilities/mesh/conversion/fluent3DMeshToFoam/fluent3DMeshToFoam.L
index f0c8e0a6c4..a8cb5dbb98 100644
--- a/applications/utilities/mesh/conversion/fluent3DMeshToFoam/fluent3DMeshToFoam.L
+++ b/applications/utilities/mesh/conversion/fluent3DMeshToFoam/fluent3DMeshToFoam.L
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ endOfSection               {space}")"{space}
 
  /* ------              Ignore remaining space and \n s.             ------  */
 
-<*>{some_space}|\n {
+<*>{some_space}|\n|\r {
     }