diff --git a/protocol/rtsp/rtsp.go b/protocol/rtsp/rtsp.go
index b7cd5995..808abf2d 100644
--- a/protocol/rtsp/rtsp.go
+++ b/protocol/rtsp/rtsp.go
@@ -123,13 +123,15 @@ func (r Response) String() string {
 func ReadResponse(r io.Reader) (*Response, error) {
 	resp := &Response{Header: make(map[string][]string)}
 
-	b := bufio.NewReader(r)
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(r)
 
 	// Read the first line.
-	s, err := b.ReadString('\n')
+	scanner.Scan()
+	err := scanner.Err()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	s := scanner.Text()
 
 	if len(s) < minResponse {
 		return nil, errSmallResponse
@@ -146,17 +148,13 @@ func ReadResponse(r io.Reader) (*Response, error) {
 	}
 
 	// Read headers.
-	for {
-		s, err := b.ReadString('\n')
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		err = scanner.Err()
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
-		if strings.TrimRight(s, "\r\n") == "" {
-			break
-		}
-
-		parts := strings.SplitN(s, ":", 2)
+		parts := strings.SplitN(scanner.Text(), ":", 2)
 		resp.Header.Add(strings.TrimSpace(parts[0]), strings.TrimSpace(parts[1]))
 	}
 
@@ -166,13 +164,12 @@ func ReadResponse(r io.Reader) (*Response, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	resp.Body = closer{b, r}
+	resp.Body = closer{r}
 	return resp, nil
 }
 
 type closer struct {
-	*bufio.Reader
-	r io.Reader
+	io.Reader
 }
 
 func (c closer) Close() error {
@@ -181,9 +178,8 @@ func (c closer) Close() error {
 	}
 	defer func() {
 		c.Reader = nil
-		c.r = nil
 	}()
-	if r, ok := c.r.(io.ReadCloser); ok {
+	if r, ok := c.Reader.(io.ReadCloser); ok {
 		return r.Close()
 	}
 	return nil