diff --git a/salt/grains/core.py b/salt/grains/core.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/salt/grains/core.py
+++ b/salt/grains/core.py
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ def os_data():
                 match = regex.match(line)
                 if match:
                     # Adds: lsb_distrib_{id,release,codename,description}
-                    grains['lsb_{0}'.format(match.groups()[0].lower())] = match.groups()[1]
+                    grains['lsb_{0}'.format(match.groups()[0].lower())] = match.groups()[1].rstrip()
         if os.path.isfile('/etc/arch-release'):
             grains['os'] = 'Arch'
         elif os.path.isfile('/etc/debian_version'):
Strip trailing \n off of lsb_* grains