diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/mtv.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/mtv.py
index 001a576a8710..e520e2bb491f 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/mtv.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/mtv.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ def _get_video_info(self, itemdoc):
 
         description_node = itemdoc.find('description')
         if description_node is not None:
-            description = description_node.text
+            description = description_node.text.strip()
         else:
             description = None