diff --git a/src/fileReader.c b/src/fileReader.c
index 8eee446..9da2626 100644
--- a/src/fileReader.c
+++ b/src/fileReader.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 void initFileReader(char path[], unsigned long offset) {
   file.name = path;
 
-  file.filePointer = fopen(file.name, "r");
+  file.filePointer = fopen(file.name, "rb");
   if (file.filePointer == NULL) {
     fprintf(stderr, "Could not open file \"%s\" for reading: %s\n", file.name, strerror(errno));
     errorAndExit();