diff --git a/lib/string.c b/lib/string.c
index 11df543..dc4a863 100644
--- a/lib/string.c
+++ b/lib/string.c
@@ -360,7 +360,6 @@
 	size_t size;
 	char *end;
 
-	s = skip_spaces(s);
 	size = strlen(s);
 	if (!size)
 		return s;
@@ -370,7 +369,7 @@
 		end--;
 	*(end + 1) = '\0';
 
-	return s;
+	return skip_spaces(s);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(strim);