1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/util-linux/mdev.c b/util-linux/mdev.c
index 584df7df2..ca5eaca48 100644
--- a/util-linux/mdev.c
+++ b/util-linux/mdev.c
@@ -173,13 +173,16 @@ static void make_device(char *path, int delete)
                         break;
                 aliaslink = *val;
                 if (aliaslink == '>' || aliaslink == '=') {
-                        char *s;
+                        char *s, *st;
 #  if ENABLE_FEATURE_MDEV_RENAME_REGEXP
                         char *p;
                         unsigned i, n;
 #  endif
                         char *a = val;
                         s = strchrnul(val, ' ');
+                        st = strchrnul(val, '\t');
+                        if (st < s)
+                                s = st;
                         val = (s[0] && s[1]) ? s+1 : NULL;
                         s[0] = '\0';
 #  if ENABLE_FEATURE_MDEV_RENAME_REGEXP