diff --git a/src/parallel b/src/parallel
index 959ef13b..df0b1253 100755
--- a/src/parallel
+++ b/src/parallel
@@ -2472,7 +2472,7 @@ sub parse_sshlogin {
     if(not @Global::sshlogin) { @Global::sshlogin = (":"); }
     for my $sshlogin (@Global::sshlogin) {
         # Split up -S sshlogin,sshlogin
-        for my $s (split /,/, $sshlogin) {
+        for my $s (split /,|\n/, $sshlogin) {
             if ($s eq ".." or $s eq "-") {
 		# This may add to @Global::sshlogin - possibly bug
 		read_sshloginfile(expand_slf_shorthand($s));
diff --git a/src/parallel.pod b/src/parallel.pod
index 66fb4cc0..43802e1c 100644
--- a/src/parallel.pod
+++ b/src/parallel.pod
@@ -1674,8 +1674,8 @@ The sshlogin '..' is special, it read sshlogins from ~/.parallel/sshloginfile
 The sshlogin '-' is special, too, it read sshlogins from stdin
 (standard input).
 
-To specify more sshlogins separate the sshlogins by comma or repeat
-the options multiple times.
+To specify more sshlogins separate the sshlogins by comma, newline (in
+the same string), or repeat the options multiple times.
 
 For examples: see B<--sshloginfile>.