diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/output/MIParser.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/output/MIParser.java
index b4c8d6fb310..d62bddd550e 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/output/MIParser.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/output/MIParser.java
@@ -233,6 +233,11 @@ public class MIParser {
 			}
 			stream.setCString(translateCString(new FSB(buffer)));
 			oob = stream;
+		} else {
+			// Badly format MI line, just pass it to the user as target stream
+			MIStreamRecord stream = new MITargetStreamOutput();
+			stream.setCString(buffer.toString() + "\n");
+			oob = stream;
 		}
 		return oob;
 	}