diff --git a/uttt.c b/uttt.c
index 769bbfd..961fe4c 100644
--- a/uttt.c
+++ b/uttt.c
@@ -458,6 +458,10 @@ int ut_sockgetpos(const struct ut_state *state, int sock, int *y, int *x, bool r
 	char byte;
 	while (true) {
 		if (ut_readfill(sock, &byte, 1)) {return 1;}
+		// allow \r\n
+		if (index == 3 && byte == '\r') {
+			if (ut_readfill(sock, &byte, 1)) {return 1;}
+		}
 		if (index == 0 && byte == '|') {
 			if (ut_ignore_line(sock)) {return -1;}
 		} else if (index == 0) {