diff --git a/scripts/shiboken2tasks.py b/scripts/shiboken2tasks.py
index 024f53cd15c..9465ad7f786 100755
--- a/scripts/shiboken2tasks.py
+++ b/scripts/shiboken2tasks.py
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ import re
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     # qt.shiboken: (<module>) <file>:<line>:[<column>:] text
-    pattern = re.compile(r'^qt\.shiboken: \(([^)]+)\) ([^:]+):(\d+):(?:\d+:)? (.*)$')
+    # file might be c:\ on Windows
+    pattern = re.compile(r'^qt\.shiboken: \(([^)]+)\) (..[^:]+):(\d+):(?:\d+:)? (.*)$')
     while True:
         line = sys.stdin.readline()
         if not line: