diff --git a/git-mergetool.sh b/git-mergetool.sh
index 2f31fa2..8521ca3 100755
--- a/git-mergetool.sh
+++ b/git-mergetool.sh
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ if test $# -eq 0 ; then
 		exit 0
 	fi
 	echo Merging the files: $files
-	git ls-files -u | sed -e 's/^[^	]*	//' | sort -u | while read i
+	git ls-files -u | sed -e 's/^[^	]*	//' | sort -u | while IFS=\n read i
 	do
 		printf "\n"
 		merge_file "$i" < /dev/tty > /dev/tty