diff --git a/collector/fixtures/sys/devices/system/node/node0/meminfo b/collector/fixtures/sys/devices/system/node/node0/meminfo
index 4dd9d2d9..ee0c208f 100644
--- a/collector/fixtures/sys/devices/system/node/node0/meminfo
+++ b/collector/fixtures/sys/devices/system/node/node0/meminfo
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 Node 0 MemTotal:       134182340 kB
 Node 0 MemFree:        53030372 kB
 Node 0 MemUsed:        81151968 kB
diff --git a/collector/fixtures/sys/devices/system/node/node1/meminfo b/collector/fixtures/sys/devices/system/node/node1/meminfo
index f3f38032..fb1dd670 100644
--- a/collector/fixtures/sys/devices/system/node/node1/meminfo
+++ b/collector/fixtures/sys/devices/system/node/node1/meminfo
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 Node 1 MemTotal:       134217728 kB
 Node 1 MemFree:        39634788 kB
 Node 1 MemUsed:        94582940 kB
diff --git a/collector/meminfo_numa_linux.go b/collector/meminfo_numa_linux.go
index 79736a91..81466abf 100644
--- a/collector/meminfo_numa_linux.go
+++ b/collector/meminfo_numa_linux.go
@@ -106,7 +106,10 @@ func parseMemInfoNuma(r io.Reader) (map[meminfoKey]float64, error) {
 	)
 
 	for scanner.Scan() {
-		line := scanner.Text()
+		line := strings.TrimSpace(scanner.Text())
+		if line == "" {
+			continue
+		}
 		parts := strings.Fields(string(line))
 
 		fv, err := strconv.ParseFloat(parts[3], 64)