diff --git a/neofetch b/neofetch
index e5c48cfb..d349495d 100755
--- a/neofetch
+++ b/neofetch
@@ -2801,7 +2801,8 @@ getlinebreak () {
 # of special characters.
 trim() {
     set -f
-    builtin echo -En $1
+    builtin echo -En ${1//
+}
     set +f
 }