diff --git a/src/core.js b/src/core.js
index 5226ec4..9d5743d 100644
--- a/src/core.js
+++ b/src/core.js
@@ -1187,19 +1187,19 @@ $.extend( $.validator, {
 
 		// http://jqueryvalidation.org/minlength-method/
 		minlength: function( value, element, param ) {
-			var length = $.isArray( value ) ? value.length : this.getLength( $.trim( value ), element );
+			var length = $.isArray( value ) ? value.length : this.getLength( value, element );
 			return this.optional( element ) || length >= param;
 		},
 
 		// http://jqueryvalidation.org/maxlength-method/
 		maxlength: function( value, element, param ) {
-			var length = $.isArray( value ) ? value.length : this.getLength( $.trim( value ), element );
+			var length = $.isArray( value ) ? value.length : this.getLength( value, element );
 			return this.optional( element ) || length <= param;
 		},
 
 		// http://jqueryvalidation.org/rangelength-method/
 		rangelength: function( value, element, param ) {
-			var length = $.isArray( value ) ? value.length : this.getLength( $.trim( value ), element );
+			var length = $.isArray( value ) ? value.length : this.getLength( value, element );
 			return this.optional( element ) || ( length >= param[ 0 ] && length <= param[ 1 ] );
 		},
 
diff --git a/test/methods.js b/test/methods.js
index f90863f..c6e03e4 100644
--- a/test/methods.js
+++ b/test/methods.js
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ test("minlength", function() {
 		param = 2,
 		e = $("#text1, #text1c, #text2, #text3");
 	ok( method.call( v, e[0].value, e[0], param), "Valid text input" );
-	ok(!method.call( v, e[1].value, e[1], param), "Invalid text input" );
+	ok( method.call( v, e[1].value, e[1], param), "Valid text input" );
 	ok(!method.call( v, e[2].value, e[2], param), "Invalid text input" );
 	ok( method.call( v, e[3].value, e[3], param), "Valid text input" );