diff --git a/util/cmake/pro2cmake.py b/util/cmake/pro2cmake.py
index 353d22762d2..6471f3ff5f0 100755
--- a/util/cmake/pro2cmake.py
+++ b/util/cmake/pro2cmake.py
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ class QmakeParser:
 
         Statement = pp.Group(Load | Include | Option | DefineTest | FunctionCall | Operation)
         StatementLine = Statement + EOL
-        StatementGroup = pp.ZeroOrMore(Scope | EOL | StatementLine)
+        StatementGroup = pp.ZeroOrMore(StatementLine | Scope | EOL)
 
         Block = pp.Suppress('{') + pp.Optional(EOL) \
             + pp.ZeroOrMore(EOL | Statement + EOL | Scope) \