diff --git a/src/address_parser.c b/src/address_parser.c
index b8c935e4..7e6de097 100644
--- a/src/address_parser.c
+++ b/src/address_parser.c
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ bool address_parser_load(char *dir) {
     char_array_add_joined(path, PATH_SEPARATOR, true, 2, dir, ADDRESS_PARSER_PHRASE_FILENAME);
     char *phrases_path = char_array_get_string(path);
 
-    FILE *phrases_file = fopen(phrases_path, "r");
+    FILE *phrases_file = fopen(phrases_path, "rb");
     if (phrases_file == NULL) {
         goto exit_address_parser_created;
     }
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ bool address_parser_load(char *dir) {
 
     char *postal_codes_path = char_array_get_string(path);
 
-    FILE *postal_codes_file = fopen(postal_codes_path, "r");
+    FILE *postal_codes_file = fopen(postal_codes_path, "rb");
     if (postal_codes_file == NULL) {
         goto exit_address_parser_created;
     }
diff --git a/src/trie.c b/src/trie.c
index 35b4254c..2e11ba6e 100644
--- a/src/trie.c
+++ b/src/trie.c
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ exit_file_read:
 trie_t *trie_load(char *path) {
     FILE *file;
 
-    file = fopen(path, "r");
+    file = fopen(path, "rb");
     if (!file)
         return NULL;