diff --git a/src/cpu.rs b/src/cpu.rs
index ae45ffb..e97d9e1 100644
--- a/src/cpu.rs
+++ b/src/cpu.rs
@@ -264,13 +264,9 @@ pub fn get_platform_profiles() -> Result<Vec<String>> {
         )));
     }
 
-    let buf = fs::read(path)
+    let content = fs::read_to_string(path)
         .map_err(|_| ControlError::PermissionDenied(format!("Cannot read contents of {path}.")))?;
 
-    let content = str::from_utf8(&buf).map_err(|_| {
-        ControlError::NotSupported(format!("No platform profile choices found at {path}."))
-    })?;
-
     Ok(content
         .split_whitespace()
         .map(ToString::to_string)