diff --git a/vndk/tools/header-checker/utils/create_reference_dumps.py b/vndk/tools/header-checker/utils/create_reference_dumps.py
index bdd0c3fd6..18185c28c 100755
--- a/vndk/tools/header-checker/utils/create_reference_dumps.py
+++ b/vndk/tools/header-checker/utils/create_reference_dumps.py
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ def get_lsdump_paths_from_out(product):
     assert(os.path.exists(lsdump_paths_file) == True)
     lsdump_paths = dict()
     with open(lsdump_paths_file) as f:
-        for path in f.read().split(' '):
-            add_to_path_dict(path, lsdump_paths)
+        for path in f:
+            add_to_path_dict(path.rstrip(), lsdump_paths)
     return lsdump_paths
 
 def find_and_copy_lib_lsdumps(target, ref_dump_dir_stem, ref_dump_dir_insertion,