diff --git a/dom/base/ResponsiveImageSelector.cpp b/dom/base/ResponsiveImageSelector.cpp
index 3eea81af6a3..13f7f186730 100644
--- a/dom/base/ResponsiveImageSelector.cpp
+++ b/dom/base/ResponsiveImageSelector.cpp
@@ -621,11 +621,13 @@ ResponsiveImageCandidate::ConsumeDescriptors(nsAString::const_iterator& aIter,
         // End of current descriptor, consume it, skip spaces
         // ("After descriptor" state in spec) before continuing
         descriptors.AddDescriptor(Substring(currentDescriptor, iter));
-        for (; iter != end && *iter == char16_t(' '); ++iter);
+        for (; iter != end && nsContentUtils::IsHTMLWhitespace(*iter); ++iter);
         if (iter == end) {
           break;
         }
         currentDescriptor = iter;
+        // Leave one whitespace so the loop advances to this position next iteration
+        iter--;
       } else if (*iter == char16_t('(')) {
         inParens = true;
       }