1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/input/input.c b/input/input.c
index 7f9021e35b..54be75c439 100644
--- a/input/input.c
+++ b/input/input.c
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ mp_cmd_t *mp_input_parse_cmd(char *str)
                             "unterminated.\n", cmd_def->name, i + 1);
                     goto error;
                 }
-                if (*ptr == term)
+                if (*ptr == term || (*ptr == '\t' && term == ' '))
                     break;
                 if (*ptr == '\\')
                     ptr++;