diff --git a/Source/Filter Effects/feColourMatrix/SvgColourMatrix.cs b/Source/Filter Effects/feColourMatrix/SvgColourMatrix.cs
index d9fae88b6..0e9495bf8 100644
--- a/Source/Filter Effects/feColourMatrix/SvgColourMatrix.cs	
+++ b/Source/Filter Effects/feColourMatrix/SvgColourMatrix.cs	
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public override void Process(ImageBuffer buffer)
                     };
                     break;
                 default: // Matrix
-                    var parts = this.Values.Replace("  ", " ").Split(new char[] { ' ', '\t', '\n', '\r', ',' });
+                    var parts = this.Values.Split(new char[] { ' ', '\t', '\n', '\r', ',' }, StringSplitOptions.RemoveEmptyEntries);
                     colorMatrixElements = new float[5][];
                     for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
                     {