1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/bin/make.l b/bin/make.l
index 30a0621f..88f286dc 100644
--- a/bin/make.l
+++ b/bin/make.l
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ operator [:!]|::
 		BEGIN(pop = INITIAL);
 		return Normal;
 	}
-	"\\\n" { return String; }
+	"\\\n""\t"? { return String; }
 	[^\\$[:space:]]+|. { return String; }
 }