diff --git a/Core/ELF/ParamSFO.cpp b/Core/ELF/ParamSFO.cpp
index 6a0abaf8af..24a910f8a9 100644
--- a/Core/ELF/ParamSFO.cpp
+++ b/Core/ELF/ParamSFO.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ std::vector<std::string> ParamSFOData::GetKeys() const {
 }
 
 std::string ParamSFOData::GetDiscID() {
-	const std::string discID = GetValueString("DISC_ID");
+	const std::string rawDiscID = GetValueString("DISC_ID");
+	const std::string discID(StripSpaces(rawDiscID));
 	if (discID.empty()) {
 		std::string fakeID = GenerateFakeID(Path());
 		WARN_LOG(Log::Loader, "No DiscID found - generating a fake one: '%s' (from %s)", fakeID.c_str(), PSP_CoreParameter().fileToStart.c_str());