diff --git a/libc/kernel/tools/kernel.py b/libc/kernel/tools/kernel.py
index 6046911..69d516b 100644
--- a/libc/kernel/tools/kernel.py
+++ b/libc/kernel/tools/kernel.py
@@ -299,8 +299,8 @@
         self.items = {}
         self.duplicates = False
 
-    def parseLine(self,line):
-        line = line.strip(line)
+    def parseLine(self, line):
+        line = line.strip()
 
         # skip empty and comment lines
         if len(line) == 0 or line[0] == "#":