1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/corelib/mimetypes/qmimemagicrule.cpp b/src/corelib/mimetypes/qmimemagicrule.cpp
index 9693558a4c..c8508ac0d2 100644
--- a/src/corelib/mimetypes/qmimemagicrule.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/mimetypes/qmimemagicrule.cpp
@@ -217,6 +217,8 @@ static inline QByteArray makePattern(const QByteArray &value)
                 *data++ = '\n';
             } else if (*p == 'r') {
                 *data++ = '\r';
+            } else if (*p == 't') {
+                *data++ = '\t';
             } else { // escaped
                 *data++ = *p;
             }