diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 3a63319c..b44cd555 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -1588,7 +1588,7 @@ function renderPage()
         $link = array(
             'title' => trim($_POST['lf_title']),
             'url' => $url,
-            'description' => trim($_POST['lf_description']),
+            'description' => $_POST['lf_description'],
             'private' => (isset($_POST['lf_private']) ? 1 : 0),
             'linkdate' => $linkdate,
             'tags' => str_replace(',', ' ', $tags)