diff --git a/html/pages/device/edit/device.inc.php b/html/pages/device/edit/device.inc.php
index 0f395b032c..54f56d7311 100644
--- a/html/pages/device/edit/device.inc.php
+++ b/html/pages/device/edit/device.inc.php
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ if ($_POST['editing']) {
 
         $override_sysLocation_bool = mres($_POST['override_sysLocation']);
         if (isset($_POST['sysLocation'])) {
-            $override_sysLocation_string = mres($_POST['sysLocation']);
+            $override_sysLocation_string = $_POST['sysLocation'];
         }
 
         if ($device['override_sysLocation'] != $override_sysLocation_bool || $device['location'] != $override_sysLocation_string) {