diff --git a/collects/2htdp/batch-io.rkt b/collects/2htdp/batch-io.rkt
index 90a8c5f3a3..ce17fc61c6 100644
--- a/collects/2htdp/batch-io.rkt
+++ b/collects/2htdp/batch-io.rkt
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
   (map string (read-chunks f read-char drop-last-newline)))
 
 (def-reader (read-lines f)
-  (read-chunks f read-line reverse))
+  (read-chunks f *read-line reverse))
 
 (def-reader (read-words f)
   (read-words/line/internal f append))
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
   (read-words/line/internal f cons))
 
 (define (read-words/line/internal f combine)
-  (define lines (read-chunks f read-line (lambda (x) x)))
+  (define lines (read-chunks f *read-line (lambda (x) x)))
   (foldl (lambda (f r)
            (define fst (filter (compose not (curry string=? "")) (split f)))
            (combine fst r))
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@
   (check-proc 'read-csv-file row 1 "one argument" "row")
   (read-csv-file/func f row))
 
+(define (*read-line)
+  (read-line (current-input-port) 'any))
+
 ;; -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ;; tester 
 
diff --git a/collects/2htdp/tests/batch-io2.rkt b/collects/2htdp/tests/batch-io2.rkt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6401558b1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/collects/2htdp/tests/batch-io2.rkt
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#lang racket
+
+;; test for pr11445
+
+(require 2htdp/batch-io)
+
+(with-output-to-file "batch-io2.txt"
+  (lambda ()
+    (display "hello")
+    (display #\return)
+    (display #\linefeed))
+  #:exists 'replace)
+
+(read-lines "batch-io2.txt")
+
+
+
diff --git a/collects/2htdp/tests/batch-io2.txt b/collects/2htdp/tests/batch-io2.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ef0493b275
--- /dev/null
+++ b/collects/2htdp/tests/batch-io2.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hello