diff --git a/apps/launcher/settings/gamesettings.cpp b/apps/launcher/settings/gamesettings.cpp
index 56c08582f..9a9b8df41 100644
--- a/apps/launcher/settings/gamesettings.cpp
+++ b/apps/launcher/settings/gamesettings.cpp
@@ -96,15 +96,15 @@ bool GameSettings::readFile(QTextStream &stream)
     QRegExp keyRe("^([^=]+)\\s*=\\s*(.+)$");
 
     while (!stream.atEnd()) {
-        QString line = stream.readLine().simplified();
+        QString line = stream.readLine();
 
         if (line.isEmpty() || line.startsWith("#"))
             continue;
 
         if (keyRe.indexIn(line) != -1) {
 
-            QString key = keyRe.cap(1).simplified();
-            QString value = keyRe.cap(2).simplified();
+            QString key = keyRe.cap(1);
+            QString value = keyRe.cap(2);
 
             // Don't remove existing data entries
             if (key != QLatin1String("data"))
diff --git a/apps/launcher/settings/settingsbase.hpp b/apps/launcher/settings/settingsbase.hpp
index bbfad1fbb..155f5f9a9 100644
--- a/apps/launcher/settings/settingsbase.hpp
+++ b/apps/launcher/settings/settingsbase.hpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public:
         QRegExp keyRe("^([^=]+)\\s*=\\s*(.+)$");
 
         while (!stream.atEnd()) {
-            QString line = stream.readLine().simplified();
+            QString line = stream.readLine();
 
             if (line.isEmpty() || line.startsWith("#"))
                 continue;
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ public:
 
             if (keyRe.indexIn(line) != -1) {
 
-                QString key = keyRe.cap(1).simplified();
-                QString value = keyRe.cap(2).simplified();
+                QString key = keyRe.cap(1);
+                QString value = keyRe.cap(2);
 
                 if (!sectionPrefix.isEmpty())
                     key.prepend(sectionPrefix);