diff --git a/kdevplatform/outputview/outputfilteringstrategies.cpp b/kdevplatform/outputview/outputfilteringstrategies.cpp
--- a/kdevplatform/outputview/outputfilteringstrategies.cpp
+++ b/kdevplatform/outputview/outputfilteringstrategies.cpp
@@ -272,8 +272,8 @@
         ErrorFormat( QStringLiteral("^(libtool):( link):( warning): "), 0, 0, 0 ),
         // make
         ErrorFormat( QStringLiteral("No rule to make target"), 0, 0, 0 ),
-        // cmake
-        ErrorFormat( QStringLiteral("^([^:\\t]+):([0-9]+):"), 1, 2, 0, QStringLiteral("cmake") ),
+        // cmake - multiline expression
+        ErrorFormat( QStringLiteral("(^\\/[\\w|\\/| |\\.]+):([0-9]+):"), 1, 2, 0, QStringLiteral("cmake") ),
         // cmake
         ErrorFormat( QStringLiteral("CMake (Error|Warning) (|\\([a-zA-Z]+\\) )(in|at) ([^:]+):($|[0-9]+)"), 4, 5, 1, QStringLiteral("cmake") ),
         // cmake/automoc
diff --git a/kdevplatform/outputview/tests/test_filteringstrategy.cpp b/kdevplatform/outputview/tests/test_filteringstrategy.cpp
--- a/kdevplatform/outputview/tests/test_filteringstrategy.cpp
+++ b/kdevplatform/outputview/tests/test_filteringstrategy.cpp
@@ -517,6 +517,9 @@
     QTest::newRow("ant-javac-Error")
         << "    [javac] /path/class.java:447: error: cannot find symbol"
         << "/path/class.java" << 446 << 0 << FilteredItem::ErrorItem;
+    QTest::newRow("cmake-error")
+        << "CMake Error at somesubdir/CMakeLists.txt:214:"
+        << "/some/path/to/a/somesubdir/CMakeLists.txt" << 213 << 0 << FilteredItem::ErrorItem;
 #endif
 }