diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_uv_x.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_uv_x.c
index a5794794ea59b7e240d54b52f9729fe2870dfa98..0f848d6dddc9ca1ca3f035c6a079b32bcbd33b86 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_uv_x.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/x2apic_uv_x.c
@@ -290,6 +290,9 @@ static void __init uv_stringify(int len, char *to, char *from)
 {
 	/* Relies on 'to' being NULL chars so result will be NULL terminated */
 	strncpy(to, from, len-1);
+
+	/* Trim trailing spaces */
+	(void)strim(to);
 }
 
 /* Find UV arch type entry in UVsystab */