diff --git a/bypy/linux/__main__.py b/bypy/linux/__main__.py
index fc34c7884..7d95b6f9a 100644
--- a/bypy/linux/__main__.py
+++ b/bypy/linux/__main__.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def import_site_packages(srcdir, dest):
         if ext in ('py', 'so'):
             shutil.copy2(f, dest)
         elif ext == 'pth' and x != 'setuptools.pth':
-            for line in open(f, 'rb').read().splitlines():
+            for line in open(f):
                 src = os.path.abspath(j(srcdir, line))
                 if os.path.exists(src) and os.path.isdir(src):
                     import_site_packages(src, dest)