diff --git a/src/gamedata/d_dehacked.cpp b/src/gamedata/d_dehacked.cpp
index 50876323e..f2d48939b 100644
--- a/src/gamedata/d_dehacked.cpp
+++ b/src/gamedata/d_dehacked.cpp
@@ -2033,7 +2033,7 @@ static int PatchPars (int dummy)
 		{
 			while ('\0' != *str)
 			{
-				if (isspace((unsigned char)*str))
+				if (*str != '\r' && isspace((unsigned char)*str))
 				{
 					return str;
 				}