diff --git a/src/fcname.c b/src/fcname.c
index 6dd4d49..a525345 100644
--- a/src/fcname.c
+++ b/src/fcname.c
@@ -316,6 +316,12 @@ FcNameFindNext (const FcChar8 *cur, const char *delim, FcChar8 *save, FcChar8 *l
 {
     FcChar8    c;
 
+    while ((c = *cur))
+    {
+	if (!isspace (c))
+	    break;
+	++cur;
+    }
     while ((c = *cur))
     {
 	if (c == '\\')