diff --git a/contrib/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp b/contrib/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp
index 17581fa357..d3aaf6232f 100644
--- a/contrib/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp
+++ b/contrib/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ int wxXmlResourceHandler::GetStyle(const wxString& param, int defaults)
 
     if (!s) return defaults;
 
-    wxStringTokenizer tkn(s, wxT("| "), wxTOKEN_STRTOK);
+    wxStringTokenizer tkn(s, wxT("| \t\n"), wxTOKEN_STRTOK);
     int style = 0;
     int index;
     wxString fl;
diff --git a/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp b/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp
index 17581fa357..d3aaf6232f 100644
--- a/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp
+++ b/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ int wxXmlResourceHandler::GetStyle(const wxString& param, int defaults)
 
     if (!s) return defaults;
 
-    wxStringTokenizer tkn(s, wxT("| "), wxTOKEN_STRTOK);
+    wxStringTokenizer tkn(s, wxT("| \t\n"), wxTOKEN_STRTOK);
     int style = 0;
     int index;
     wxString fl;