diff --git a/src/Angular.js b/src/Angular.js
index 305f132176e4..dfacef032d65 100644
--- a/src/Angular.js
+++ b/src/Angular.js
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ var trim = (function() {
   // TODO: we should move this into IE/ES5 polyfill
   if (!String.prototype.trim) {
     return function(value) {
-      return isString(value) ? value.replace(/^\s*/, '').replace(/\s*$/, '') : value;
+      return isString(value) ? value.replace(/^\s\s*/, '').replace(/\s\s*$/, '') : value;
     };
   }
   return function(value) {