#include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
+#include <linux/ctype.h>
 #include <linux/usb.h>
 #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
        return snd_usb_audio_free(chip);
 }
 
+static void remove_trailing_spaces(char *str)
+{
+       char *p;
+
+       if (!*str)
+               return;
+       for (p = str + strlen(str) - 1; p >= str && isspace(*p); p--)
+               *p = 0;
+}
 
 /*
  * create a chip instance and set its names.
        snd_component_add(card, component);
 
        /* retrieve the device string as shortname */
-       if (quirk && quirk->product_name) {
+       if (quirk && quirk->product_name && *quirk->product_name) {
                strlcpy(card->shortname, quirk->product_name, sizeof(card->shortname));
        } else {
                if (!dev->descriptor.iProduct ||
                                USB_ID_PRODUCT(chip->usb_id));
                }
        }
+       remove_trailing_spaces(card->shortname);
 
        /* retrieve the vendor and device strings as longname */
-       if (quirk && quirk->vendor_name) {
+       if (quirk && quirk->vendor_name && *quirk->vendor_name) {
                len = strlcpy(card->longname, quirk->vendor_name, sizeof(card->longname));
        } else {
                if (dev->descriptor.iManufacturer)
                        len = 0;
                /* we don't really care if there isn't any vendor string */
        }
-       if (len > 0)
-               strlcat(card->longname, " ", sizeof(card->longname));
+       if (len > 0) {
+               remove_trailing_spaces(card->longname);
+               if (*card->longname)
+                       strlcat(card->longname, " ", sizeof(card->longname));
+       }
 
        strlcat(card->longname, card->shortname, sizeof(card->longname));