diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gccparser.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gccparser.cpp
index a722272ced2..89156eba228 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gccparser.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gccparser.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ using namespace Utils;
 
 // opt. drive letter + filename: (2 brackets)
 static const char FILE_PATTERN[] = "(<command[ -]line>|([A-Za-z]:)?[^:]+):";
-static const char COMMAND_PATTERN[] = "^(.*?[\\\\/])?([a-z0-9]+-[a-z0-9]+-[a-z0-9]+-)?(gcc|g\\+\\+)(-[0-9\\.]+)?(\\.exe)?: ";
+static const char COMMAND_PATTERN[] = "^(.*?[\\\\/])?([a-z0-9]+-[a-z0-9]+-[a-z0-9]+-)?(gcc|g\\+\\+)(-[0-9.]+)?(\\.exe)?: ";
 
 GccParser::GccParser()
 {