diff --git a/lib/redmine/scm/adapters/mercurial_adapter.rb b/lib/redmine/scm/adapters/mercurial_adapter.rb
index 79e2d13e2..9d5e9aa11 100644
--- a/lib/redmine/scm/adapters/mercurial_adapter.rb
+++ b/lib/redmine/scm/adapters/mercurial_adapter.rb
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ module Redmine
           cmd = "#{HG_BIN} -R #{target('')} root"
           root_url = nil
           shellout(cmd) do |io|
-            root_url = io.gets
+            root_url = io.read
           end
           return nil if $? && $?.exitstatus != 0
           info = Info.new({:root_url => root_url.chomp,