diff --git a/lisp/net/eww.el b/lisp/net/eww.el
index e8eb09c..aa3e245 100644
--- a/lisp/net/eww.el
+++ b/lisp/net/eww.el
@@ -153,6 +153,10 @@ See also `eww-form-checkbox-selected-symbol'."
 If the input doesn't look like an URL or a domain name, the
 word(s) will be searched for via `eww-search-prefix'."
   (interactive "sEnter URL or keywords: ")
+  (setq url (replace-regexp-in-string (rx (or (: bos (* (any " \t\n")))
+                                             (: (* (any " \t\n")) eos)))
+                                     ""
+                                     url))
   (cond ((string-match-p "\\`file://" url))
         ((string-match-p "\\`ftp://" url)
          (user-error "FTP is not supported."))