diff --git a/mkspecs/features/resources.prf b/mkspecs/features/resources.prf
index fb51d433fb..91c30962f9 100644
--- a/mkspecs/features/resources.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/features/resources.prf
@@ -38,4 +38,5 @@ rcc.clean += $$RCC_CPP $$RCC_TMP
 }
 
 silent:rcc.commands = @echo rcc ${QMAKE_FILE_IN} && $$rcc.commands
+else:rcc.commands ~= s/&&/$$escape_expand(\\n\\t)/g
 QMAKE_EXTRA_COMPILERS += rcc