diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 6900a08..27d0de3 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const getNoDeclarationFileError = ({ filename }) =>
   );
 
 const getTypeMismatchError = ({ filename, expected, actual }) => {
-  const diff = new LineDiff(actual, expected).toString();
+  const diff = new LineDiff(enforceLFLineSeparators(actual), expected).toString();
 
   return new Error(
     `Generated type declaration file is outdated. Run webpack and commit the updated type declaration for '${filename}'\n\n${diff}`
@@ -36,6 +36,19 @@ const filenameToTypingsFilename = filename => {
   return path.join(dirName, `${baseName}.d.ts`);
 };
 
+const enforceLFLineSeparators = text => {
+  if (text) {
+    // replace all CRLFs (Windows) by LFs (Unix)
+    return text.replace(/\r\n/g, "\n");
+  } else {
+    return text;
+  }
+};
+
+const compareText = (contentA, contentB) => {
+  return enforceLFLineSeparators(contentA) === enforceLFLineSeparators(contentB);
+};
+
 const validModes = ['emit', 'verify'];
 
 const isFileNotFound = err => err && err.code === 'ENOENT';
@@ -91,7 +104,7 @@ module.exports = function(content, ...rest) {
         return failed(err);
       }
 
-      if (cssModuleDefinition !== fileContents) {
+      if (!compareText(cssModuleDefinition, fileContents)) {
         return failed(
           getTypeMismatchError({
             filename: cssModuleInterfaceFilename,
@@ -105,7 +118,7 @@ module.exports = function(content, ...rest) {
     });
   } else {
     read((_, fileContents) => {
-      if (cssModuleDefinition !== fileContents) {
+      if (!compareText(cssModuleDefinition, fileContents)) {
         write(cssModuleDefinition, err => {
           if (err) {
             failed(err);
diff --git a/test/verify-invalid-declaration/verify-invalid-declaration.test.js b/test/verify-invalid-declaration/verify-invalid-declaration.test.js
index 80062e7..a83cfe3 100644
--- a/test/verify-invalid-declaration/verify-invalid-declaration.test.js
+++ b/test/verify-invalid-declaration/verify-invalid-declaration.test.js
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ test('Can error on invalid declaration', async () => {
       mode: 'verify'
     });
   } catch (err) {
-    expect(getErrorMessage(err.errors[0])).toMatchSnapshot();
+    // make test robust for Windows by replacing backslashes in the file path with slashes
+    let errorMessage = getErrorMessage(err.errors[0]).replace(/(?<=Error:.*)\\/g, "/");
+
+    expect(errorMessage).toMatchSnapshot();
   }
 });
diff --git a/test/verify-missing-declaration/verify-missing-declaration.test.js b/test/verify-missing-declaration/verify-missing-declaration.test.js
index 80062e7..a83cfe3 100644
--- a/test/verify-missing-declaration/verify-missing-declaration.test.js
+++ b/test/verify-missing-declaration/verify-missing-declaration.test.js
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ test('Can error on invalid declaration', async () => {
       mode: 'verify'
     });
   } catch (err) {
-    expect(getErrorMessage(err.errors[0])).toMatchSnapshot();
+    // make test robust for Windows by replacing backslashes in the file path with slashes
+    let errorMessage = getErrorMessage(err.errors[0]).replace(/(?<=Error:.*)\\/g, "/");
+
+    expect(errorMessage).toMatchSnapshot();
   }
 });