--- a/xine-lib-1.1.14/src/xine-engine/info_helper.c	2008-07-26 15:11:25.000000000 +0200
+++ b/xine-lib-1.1.14/src/xine-engine/info_helper.c	2008-07-26 15:34:00.000000000 +0200
@@ -318,9 +318,22 @@
  * Set private meta info value using specified encoding.
  */
 void _x_meta_info_set_generic(xine_stream_t *stream, int info, const char *str, const char *enc) {
+  size_t i, len, count;
   pthread_mutex_lock(&stream->meta_mutex);
-  if(str)
-    meta_info_set_unlocked_encoding(stream, info, str, enc);
+
+  if(str) {
+
+    len = strlen(str);
+    i = len - 1;
+    count = 0;
+    while ((i >= 0) && ((unsigned char)str[i] <= 32)) {
+      i--;
+      count++;
+    }
+    if (count != len) {
+      meta_info_set_unlocked_encoding(stream, info, str, enc);
+    }
+  }
   pthread_mutex_unlock(&stream->meta_mutex);
 }