diff --git a/git-send-email.perl b/git-send-email.perl
index a09b1c96509..f43f92f9579 100755
--- a/git-send-email.perl
+++ b/git-send-email.perl
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ my %parse_alias = (
 			$aliases{$1} = [ split(/\s+/, $2) ];
 		}}},
 	pine => sub { my $fh = shift; while (<$fh>) {
-		if (/^(\S+)\s+(.*)$/) {
+		if (/^(\S+)\t.*\t(.*)$/) {
 			$aliases{$1} = [ split(/\s*,\s*/, $2) ];
 		}}},
 	gnus => sub { my $fh = shift; while (<$fh>) {