diff --git a/plugins/modules/keypair.py b/plugins/modules/keypair.py
index 9e931101..0419ec3a 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/keypair.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/keypair.py
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class KeyPairModule(OpenStackModule):
 
         if self.params['public_key_file']:
             with open(self.params['public_key_file']) as public_key_fh:
-                public_key = public_key_fh.read().rstrip()
+                public_key = public_key_fh.read()
 
         keypair = self.conn.compute.find_keypair(name)