diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/tasks/common/problemMatcher.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/tasks/common/problemMatcher.ts
index 3c078f2992bc9..0bb6027fcb2a5 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/tasks/common/problemMatcher.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/tasks/common/problemMatcher.ts
@@ -1284,7 +1284,7 @@ class ProblemPatternRegistryImpl implements IProblemPatternRegistry {
 
 	private fillDefaults(): void {
 		this.add('msCompile', {
-			regexp: /^(?:\s*\d+>)?(\S.*)\((\d+|\d+,\d+|\d+,\d+,\d+,\d+)\)\s*:\s+((fatal +)?error|warning|info)\s+(\w+\d+)\s*:\s*(.*)$/,
+			regexp: /^(?:\s*\d+>)?(\S.*)\((\d+|\d+,\d+|\d+,\d+,\d+,\d+)\)\s*:\s+((?:fatal +)?error|warning|info)\s+(\w+\d+)\s*:\s*(.*)$/,
 			kind: ProblemLocationKind.Location,
 			file: 1,
 			location: 2,