1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/corelib/xml/qxmlstream.cpp b/src/corelib/xml/qxmlstream.cpp
index 3949d2c3ac..83b26d50ab 100644
--- a/src/corelib/xml/qxmlstream.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/xml/qxmlstream.cpp
@@ -1181,6 +1181,10 @@ inline int QXmlStreamReaderPrivate::fastScanLiteralContent()
             }
             // fall through
         default:
+            if (c < 0x20) {
+                putChar(c);
+                return n;
+            }
             textBuffer += QChar(c);
             ++n;
         }