diff --git a/src/tools/msvc/VSObjectFactory.pm b/src/tools/msvc/VSObjectFactory.pm
index 07be39f2bd..f8f6b300eb 100644
--- a/src/tools/msvc/VSObjectFactory.pm
+++ b/src/tools/msvc/VSObjectFactory.pm
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ sub DetermineVisualStudioVersion
 	$? >> 8 == 0
 	  or croak
 "Unable to determine Visual Studio version: The nmake command wasn't found.";
-	if ($output =~ /(\d+)\.(\d+)\.\d+(\.\d+)?$/m)
+	if ($output =~ /(\d+)\.(\d+)\.\d+(\.\d+)?/)
 	{
 		return _GetVisualStudioVersion($1, $2);
 	}