diff --git a/netbox/dcim/filters.py b/netbox/dcim/filters.py
index b72b6e511..16d8de25a 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/filters.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/filters.py
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ class InterfaceListFilter(django_filters.FilterSet):
             return queryset
         return queryset.filter(
             Q(name__icontains=value) |
-            Q(device__icontains=value.strip()) |
+            Q(device__icontains=value) |
             Q(description__icontains=value)
         ).distinct()
 
diff --git a/netbox/dcim/forms.py b/netbox/dcim/forms.py
index 99d74d2f0..62d44014d 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/forms.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/forms.py
@@ -1622,7 +1622,7 @@ class InterfaceListFilterForm(BootstrapMixin, forms.Form):
     q = forms.CharField(required=False, label='Search')
     site = FilterChoiceField(
         queryset=Site.objects.annotate(filter_count=Count('devices')),
-        to_field_name='slug',
+        to_field_name='slug'
     )
     #device = forms.ModelChoiceField(required=False, queryset=Device.objects.all(), to_field_name='slug')
     device = forms.CharField(required=False, label='Device name')