diff --git a/scripts/local_facts.fact b/scripts/local_facts.fact
index 168aaf84a..16bf0104a 100755
--- a/scripts/local_facts.fact
+++ b/scripts/local_facts.fact
@@ -95,13 +95,13 @@ tmp=$(git rev-parse --verify HEAD) &&
 #tmp=$(cat /proc/device-tree/mfg-data/MN) &&
 #    XO_MODEL=$tmp
 
-tmp=$(grep -ai raspberry /proc/device-tree/model) &&
+tmp=$(grep -ai raspberry /proc/device-tree/model | tr -d '\0') &&
     RPI_MODEL=$tmp
 
 # /proc/device-tree/model e.g. 'Parallels ARM Virtual Machine' identical to...
 # /sys/firmware/devicetree/base/model (also true on RPi hardware!)
 
-tmp=$(cat /proc/device-tree/model) &&
+tmp=$(tr -d '\0' < /proc/device-tree/model) &&
     DEVICETREE_MODEL=$tmp
 
 tmp=$(ansible --version) &&