diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gcctoolchain.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gcctoolchain.cpp
index e4581419faf..dae5d277fd2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gcctoolchain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/gcctoolchain.cpp
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ WarningFlags GccToolChain::warningFlags(const QStringList &cflags) const
 
 QStringList GccToolChain::includedFiles(const QStringList &flags, const QString &directoryPath) const
 {
-    return ToolChain::includedFiles("-include", flags, directoryPath);
+    return ToolChain::includedFiles("-include", flags, directoryPath, PossiblyConcatenatedFlag::No);
 }
 
 QStringList GccToolChain::gccPrepareArguments(const QStringList &flags,
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.cpp
index e3f506c0595..d86a0ce116c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/msvctoolchain.cpp
@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@ WarningFlags MsvcToolChain::warningFlags(const QStringList &cflags) const
 QStringList MsvcToolChain::includedFiles(const QStringList &flags,
                                          const QString &directoryPath) const
 {
-    return ToolChain::includedFiles("/FI", flags, directoryPath);
+    return ToolChain::includedFiles("/FI", flags, directoryPath, PossiblyConcatenatedFlag::Yes);
 }
 
 ToolChain::BuiltInHeaderPathsRunner MsvcToolChain::createBuiltInHeaderPathsRunner(
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.cpp
index cca95c8158a..fbbc748d8e9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.cpp
@@ -468,13 +468,23 @@ Utils::LanguageVersion ToolChain::languageVersion(const Utils::Id &language, con
 
 QStringList ToolChain::includedFiles(const QString &option,
                                      const QStringList &flags,
-                                     const QString &directoryPath)
+                                     const QString &directoryPath,
+                                     PossiblyConcatenatedFlag possiblyConcatenated)
 {
     QStringList result;
 
     for (int i = 0; i < flags.size(); ++i) {
-        if (flags[i] == option && i + 1 < flags.size()) {
-            QString includeFile = flags[++i];
+        QString includeFile;
+        const QString flag = flags[i];
+        if (possiblyConcatenated == PossiblyConcatenatedFlag::Yes
+                && flag.startsWith(option)
+                && flag.size() > option.size()) {
+            includeFile = flag.mid(option.size());
+        }
+        if (includeFile.isEmpty() && flag == option && i + 1 < flags.size())
+            includeFile = flags[++i];
+
+        if (!includeFile.isEmpty()) {
             if (!QFileInfo(includeFile).isAbsolute())
                 includeFile = directoryPath + "/" + includeFile;
             result.append(QDir::cleanPath(includeFile));
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.h
index fb9c622246a..807e0c5671c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.h
@@ -185,9 +185,11 @@ protected:
     // Make sure to call this function when deriving!
     virtual bool fromMap(const QVariantMap &data);
 
+    enum class PossiblyConcatenatedFlag { No, Yes };
     static QStringList includedFiles(const QString &option,
                                      const QStringList &flags,
-                                     const QString &directoryPath);
+                                     const QString &directoryPath,
+                                     PossiblyConcatenatedFlag possiblyConcatenated);
 
 private:
     ToolChain(const ToolChain &) = delete;