diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index b270a703d..e5e1323f4 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 ver 0.19.1 (not yet released)
 * input
   - mms: fix deadlock bug
+* playlist
+  - extm3u: fix Extended M3U detection
 * fix build failure on Mac OS X
 * add missing file systemd/mpd.socket to tarball
 
diff --git a/src/playlist/plugins/ExtM3uPlaylistPlugin.cxx b/src/playlist/plugins/ExtM3uPlaylistPlugin.cxx
index b459696f1..fdd4357ca 100644
--- a/src/playlist/plugins/ExtM3uPlaylistPlugin.cxx
+++ b/src/playlist/plugins/ExtM3uPlaylistPlugin.cxx
@@ -39,8 +39,12 @@ public:
 	}
 
 	bool CheckFirstLine() {
-		const char *line = tis.ReadLine();
-		return line != nullptr && strcmp(line, "#EXTM3U") == 0;
+		char *line = tis.ReadLine();
+		if (line == nullptr)
+			return false;
+
+		StripRight(line);
+		return strcmp(line, "#EXTM3U") == 0;
 	}
 
 	virtual DetachedSong *NextSong() override;