diff --git a/src/librc/librc-misc.c b/src/librc/librc-misc.c
index 7244dee..1e1915b 100644
--- a/src/librc/librc-misc.c
+++ b/src/librc/librc-misc.c
@@ -70,10 +70,8 @@ rc_getline(char **line, size_t *len, FILE *fp)
 		if (fgets(p, BUFSIZ, fp) == NULL)
 			break;
 		last += strlen(p);
-		if (last && (*line)[last - 1] == '\n') {
-			(*line)[last - 1] = '\0';
+		if (last)
 			break;
-		}
 	}
 	return last;
 }
diff --git a/src/librc/librc.c b/src/librc/librc.c
index a6ff0fe..508567f 100644
--- a/src/librc/librc.c
+++ b/src/librc/librc.c
@@ -771,15 +771,25 @@ rc_service_value_get(const char *service, const char *option)
 	char *line = NULL;
 	size_t len = 0;
 	char file[PATH_MAX];
+	char *value = NULL;
 
 	snprintf(file, sizeof(file), RC_SVCDIR "/options/%s/%s",
 	    service, option);
 	if ((fp = fopen(file, "r"))) {
-		rc_getline(&line, &len, fp);
+		while (rc_getline(&line, &len, fp)) {
+			if (value == NULL) {
+				value = (char *)xmalloc((len + 1) * sizeof(char));
+				strncpy(value, line, (len + 1));
+			}
+			else {
+				value = (char *)xrealloc(value, ((strlen(value) + len) * sizeof(char)));
+				strncat(value, line, (len + 1));
+			}
+		}
 		fclose(fp);
 	}
 
-	return line;
+	return value;
 }
 librc_hidden_def(rc_service_value_get)