diff --git a/sources/GeneratorSdk/MetadataTasks/ScrapeHeaders.cs b/sources/GeneratorSdk/MetadataTasks/ScrapeHeaders.cs
index 116c79d5..38c77103 100644
--- a/sources/GeneratorSdk/MetadataTasks/ScrapeHeaders.cs
+++ b/sources/GeneratorSdk/MetadataTasks/ScrapeHeaders.cs
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ private string[] GetRemaps(ITaskItem item)
 
         private string[] GetFilesFromMetadata(ITaskItem item, string name)
         {
-            string[] items = item.GetMetadata(name).Split(';', System.StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
+            string[] items = item.GetMetadata(name).Split(';', System.StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries | System.StringSplitOptions.TrimEntries);
             for (int i = 0; i < items.Length; i++)
             {
                 if (!Path.IsPathRooted(items[i]))