diff --git a/Common/ArmCPUDetect.cpp b/Common/ArmCPUDetect.cpp
index 8123fed69..0d24776e2 100644
--- a/Common/ArmCPUDetect.cpp
+++ b/Common/ArmCPUDetect.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ std::string GetCPUString()
 		if (line.find(marker) != std::string::npos)
 		{
 			cpu_string = line.substr(marker.length());
-			cpu_string.pop_back(); // Drop the new-line character
+			if (cpu_string.back() == '\n')
+				cpu_string.pop_back(); // Drop the new-line character
 		}
 	}