diff --git a/programs/util.c b/programs/util.c
index 652530b1223..1f61520b857 100644
--- a/programs/util.c
+++ b/programs/util.c
@@ -730,6 +730,13 @@ static const char** UTIL_createLinePointers(char* buffer, size_t numLines, size_
             len++;
         }
 
+        /* Drop a trailing '\r' so lists written with Windows-native CRLF
+         * endings (e.g. `dir /b > list.txt`) resolve. The file is opened in
+         * binary mode, so the C runtime does not strip it for us. */
+        if (len > 0 && buffer[pos + len - 1] == '\r') {
+            buffer[pos + len - 1] = '\0';
+        }
+
         /* Move past this string and its null terminator */
         pos += len;
         if (pos < bufferSize) pos++;  /* Skip the null terminator if we're not at buffer end */
diff --git a/tests/playTests.sh b/tests/playTests.sh
index d8ea0c3dad3..f00539d2b06 100755
--- a/tests/playTests.sh
+++ b/tests/playTests.sh
@@ -800,6 +800,13 @@ zstd -f --filelist=tmp_symLink
 test -f tmp2.zst
 test -f tmp1.zst
 
+println "test : file list with Windows CRLF line endings, --filelist=FILE"
+rm -f *.zst
+printf 'tmp1\r\ntmp2\r\n' > tmp_crlfList
+zstd -f --filelist=tmp_crlfList
+test -f tmp1.zst
+test -f tmp2.zst
+
 println "test : compress multiple files reading them from multiple files, --filelist=FILE"
 rm -f *.zst
 println "Hello world!, file3" > tmp3