diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/genericlinuxdeviceconfigurationwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/genericlinuxdeviceconfigurationwidget.cpp
index e07ac7c5356..3a270c74903 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/genericlinuxdeviceconfigurationwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/genericlinuxdeviceconfigurationwidget.cpp
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ void GenericLinuxDeviceConfigurationWidget::authenticationTypeChanged()
 void GenericLinuxDeviceConfigurationWidget::hostNameEditingFinished()
 {
     SshConnectionParameters sshParams = deviceConfiguration()->sshParameters();
-    sshParams.host = m_ui->hostLineEdit->text();
+    sshParams.host = m_ui->hostLineEdit->text().trimmed();
     deviceConfiguration()->setSshParameters(sshParams);
 }