diff --git a/src/diagnostics/msvc.ts b/src/diagnostics/msvc.ts
index d955ea2fb..5667c7c94 100644
--- a/src/diagnostics/msvc.ts
+++ b/src/diagnostics/msvc.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import * as vscode from 'vscode';
 import {oneLess, RawDiagnosticParser, FeedLineResult} from './util';
 
 export const REGEX
-    = /^\s*(\d+>)?\s*([^\s>].*)\((\d+|\d+,\d+|\d+,\d+,\d+,\d+)\):\s+((?:fatal )?error|warning|info)\s+(\w{1,2}\d+)\s*:\s*(.*)$/;
+    = /^\s*(\d+>)?\s*([^\s>].*)\((\d+|\d+,\d+|\d+,\d+,\d+,\d+)\):\s+((?:fatal )?error|warning|info)\s*(\w{1,2}\d+)?\s*:\s*(.*)$/;
 
 export class Parser extends RawDiagnosticParser {
   doHandleLine(line: string) {