1 files changed, 2 insertions, 18 deletions
diff --git a/qmake/library/qmakeparser.cpp b/qmake/library/qmakeparser.cpp
index 04558b8e9b..cad9bca180 100644
--- a/qmake/library/qmakeparser.cpp
+++ b/qmake/library/qmakeparser.cpp
@@ -340,9 +340,8 @@ bool QMakeParser::read(ProFile *pro, const QString &in, int line, SubGrammar gra
     int argc = 0;
     int wordCount = 0; // Number of words in currently accumulated expression
     int lastIndent = 0; // Previous line's indentation, to detect accidental continuation abuse
-    bool putSpace = false; // Only ever true inside quoted string
     bool lineMarked = true; // For in-expression markers
-    ushort needSep = TokNewStr; // Complementary to putSpace: separator outside quotes
+    ushort needSep = TokNewStr; // Met unquoted whitespace
     ushort quote = 0;
     ushort term = 0;
 
@@ -494,10 +493,6 @@ bool QMakeParser::read(ProFile *pro, const QString &in, int line, SubGrammar gra
                 if (c == '$') {
                     if (*cur == '$') { // may be EOF, EOL, WS, '#' or '\\' if past end
                         cur++;
-                        if (putSpace) {
-                            putSpace = false;
-                            *ptr++ = ' ';
-                        }
                         FLUSH_LITERAL();
                         if (!lineMarked) {
                             lineMarked = true;
@@ -619,13 +614,6 @@ bool QMakeParser::read(ProFile *pro, const QString &in, int line, SubGrammar gra
                 } else if (quote) {
                     if (c == quote) {
                         quote = 0;
-                        if (putSpace) {
-                            putSpace = false;
-                            *ptr++ = ' ';
-                        }
-                        goto nextChr;
-                    } else if ((c == ' ' || c == '\t') && context != CtxPureValue) {
-                        putSpace = true;
                         goto nextChr;
                     } else if (c == '!' && ptr == xprPtr && context == CtxTest) {
                         m_invert ^= true;
@@ -793,10 +781,6 @@ bool QMakeParser::read(ProFile *pro, const QString &in, int line, SubGrammar gra
                             languageWarning(fL1S("Possible accidental line continuation"));
                     }
                 }
-                if (putSpace) {
-                    putSpace = false;
-                    *ptr++ = ' ';
-                }
                 *ptr++ = c;
               nextChr:
                 if (cur == end)
@@ -807,7 +791,7 @@ bool QMakeParser::read(ProFile *pro, const QString &in, int line, SubGrammar gra
           lineEnd:
             if (lineCont) {
                 if (quote) {
-                    putSpace = true;
+                    *ptr++ = ' ';
                 } else {
                     FLUSH_LITERAL();
                     needSep = TokNewStr;