diff --git a/src/libs/utils/stringutils.cpp b/src/libs/utils/stringutils.cpp
index 83618487eaa..4ee666e570a 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/stringutils.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/stringutils.cpp
@@ -387,11 +387,20 @@ QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT QStringView chopIfEndsWith(QStringView str, QChar c)
 QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT QString normalizeNewlines(const QString &text)
 {
     QString res = text;
-    const auto newEnd = std::unique(res.begin(), res.end(), [](const QChar c1, const QChar c2) {
-        return c1 == '\r' && c2 == '\r'; // QTCREATORBUG-24556
+    const auto newEnd = std::unique(res.rbegin(), res.rend(), [](const QChar c1, const QChar c2) {
+        return c1 == '\n' && c2 == '\r'; // QTCREATORBUG-24556
     });
-    res.chop(std::distance(newEnd, res.end()));
-    res.replace("\r\n", "\n");
+    res.remove(0, std::distance(newEnd, res.rend()));
+    return res;
+}
+
+QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT QByteArray normalizeNewlines(const QByteArray &text)
+{
+    QByteArray res = text;
+    const auto newEnd = std::unique(res.rbegin(), res.rend(), [](const char c1, const char c2) {
+        return c1 == '\n' && c2 == '\r'; // QTCREATORBUG-24556
+    });
+    res.remove(0, std::distance(newEnd, res.rend()));
     return res;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/stringutils.h b/src/libs/utils/stringutils.h
index 7b21f869fff..b58e30de050 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/stringutils.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/stringutils.h
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT QString chopIfEndsWith(QString str, QChar c);
 QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT QStringView chopIfEndsWith(QStringView str, QChar c);
 
 QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT QString normalizeNewlines(const QString &text);
+QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT QByteArray normalizeNewlines(const QByteArray &text);
 
 // Skips empty parts - see QTBUG-110900
 QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT QString joinStrings(const QStringList &strings, QChar separator);
diff --git a/tests/auto/utils/stringutils/tst_stringutils.cpp b/tests/auto/utils/stringutils/tst_stringutils.cpp
index b69aca4ba7b..81126c21980 100644
--- a/tests/auto/utils/stringutils/tst_stringutils.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/utils/stringutils/tst_stringutils.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ private slots:
     void testSplitAtFirst();
     void testAsciify_data();
     void testAsciify();
+    void testNormalizeNewlinesInString();
+    void testNormalizeNewlinesInByteArray();
 };
 
 void tst_StringUtils::testWithTildeHomePath()
@@ -355,6 +357,27 @@ void tst_StringUtils::testAsciify()
     QCOMPARE(asciified, expected);
 }
 
+void tst_StringUtils::testNormalizeNewlinesInString()
+{
+    const QString input = "asd\r\r\nfoo\r\nbar\nfoo\r";
+    const QString expected = "asd\nfoo\nbar\nfoo\r";
+
+    const QString normalized = Utils::normalizeNewlines(input);
+
+    QCOMPARE(normalized, expected);
+}
+
+void tst_StringUtils::testNormalizeNewlinesInByteArray()
+{
+    const QByteArray input = "asd\r\r\nfoo\r\nbar\nfoo\r";
+    const QByteArray expected = "asd\nfoo\nbar\nfoo\r";
+
+    const QByteArray normalized = Utils::normalizeNewlines(input);
+
+    QCOMPARE(normalized, expected);
+}
+
+
 QTEST_GUILESS_MAIN(tst_StringUtils)
 
 #include "tst_stringutils.moc"