diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/SVG.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/SVG.js
index 14bc03f6b5..32ca4feafb 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/SVG.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/SVG.js
@@ -368,8 +368,8 @@ OpenLayers.Renderer.SVG = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Renderer.Elements, {
      */
     dashStyle: function(style, widthFactor) {
         var w = style.strokeWidth * widthFactor;
-
-        switch (style.strokeDashstyle) {
+        var str = style.strokeDashstyle;
+        switch (str) {
             case 'solid':
                 return 'none';
             case 'dot':
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ OpenLayers.Renderer.SVG = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Renderer.Elements, {
             case 'longdashdot':
                 return [8 * w, 4 * w, 1, 4 * w].join();
             default:
-                return style.strokeDashstyle.replace(/ /g, ",");
+                return OpenLayers.String.trim(str).replace(/\s+/g, ",");
         }
     },