diff --git a/core/src/main/java/hudson/tasks/Maven.java b/core/src/main/java/hudson/tasks/Maven.java
index 5ad114f2b33436e95b99e00bf1fd5d781b78ff8d..9e09ed6f755e94426b1296e001cdde649ceba48c 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/hudson/tasks/Maven.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/hudson/tasks/Maven.java
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ public class Maven extends Builder {
 
         @DataBoundConstructor
         public MavenInstallation(String name, String home, List<? extends ToolProperty<?>> properties) {
-            super(name, home, properties);
+            super(Util.fixEmptyAndTrim(name), Util.fixEmptyAndTrim(home), properties);
         }
 
         /**