diff --git a/libraries/common.lib.php b/libraries/common.lib.php
index d9ff7c521..f07223303 100644
--- a/libraries/common.lib.php
+++ b/libraries/common.lib.php
@@ -1397,7 +1397,7 @@ function PMA_formatByteDown($value, $limes = 6, $comma = 0)
         $return_value = PMA_formatNumber($value, 0);
     }
 
-    return array($return_value, $unit);
+    return array(trim($return_value), $unit);
 } // end of the 'PMA_formatByteDown' function
 
 /**