diff --git a/language/backgroundparser/parsejob.cpp b/language/backgroundparser/parsejob.cpp
--- a/language/backgroundparser/parsejob.cpp
+++ b/language/backgroundparser/parsejob.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,12 @@
     {
     }
 
+    void normalizeLineEndings() {
+        // TODO: Optimization, could do this in one pass.
+        contents.contents.replace("\r\n", "\n");
+        contents.contents.replace('\r', '\n');
+    }
+
     ReferencedTopDUContext duContext;
 
     IndexedString url;
@@ -314,6 +320,8 @@
         }
 
         d->contents.contents = file.readAll(); ///@todo Convert from local encoding to utf-8 if they don't match
+        // This is consistent with KTextEditor::Document::text() as used for already-open files.
+        d->normalizeLineEndings();
         d->contents.modification = KDevelop::ModificationRevision(lastModified);
 
         file.close();