diff --git a/selftest/test.sh b/selftest/test.sh
index 86643702e73ef2398b7495faa81f3a68de670c23..a035e16ed137c5954cca9ba7217d631bcba7d564 100644
--- a/selftest/test.sh
+++ b/selftest/test.sh
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ test_timeout_status=137
 function read_skip_cases()
 {
     file=$1
-    while IFS= read -r line
-    do
+    while IFS= read -r line || [ -n "$line" ]; do
         # skip lines starting with '#'
         if [[ "$line" =~ ^# ]]; then
             continue