diff --git a/analyzer/codechecker_analyzer/buildlog/log_parser.py b/analyzer/codechecker_analyzer/buildlog/log_parser.py
index 05794d0147..8c87436f99 100644
--- a/analyzer/codechecker_analyzer/buildlog/log_parser.py
+++ b/analyzer/codechecker_analyzer/buildlog/log_parser.py
@@ -880,8 +880,8 @@ def __get_arch(flag_iterator, details):
 
 def __get_target(flag_iterator, details):
     """
-    This function consumes --target or -target flag which is followed by the
-    compilation target architecture.
+    This function consumes --target/-target, or --target=<value>/
+    -target=<value>, which specify the compilation target architecture.
     This target might be different from the default compilation target
     collected from the compiler if cross compilation is done for
     another target.
@@ -892,6 +892,14 @@ def __get_target(flag_iterator, details):
         details['compilation_target'] = flag_iterator.item
         return True
 
+    for prefix in ['--target=', '-target=']:
+        if flag_iterator.item.startswith(prefix):
+            details['compilation_target'] = \
+                flag_iterator.item[len(prefix):]
+            details['analyzer_options'].append(flag_iterator.item)
+
+            return True
+
     return False
 
 
diff --git a/analyzer/tests/unit/logparser_test_files/target-equals-sign.json b/analyzer/tests/unit/logparser_test_files/target-equals-sign.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..81d4d33d3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/analyzer/tests/unit/logparser_test_files/target-equals-sign.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[
+	{
+		"directory": "/tmp",
+		"command": "clang++ --target=aarch64-linux-gnu -c /tmp/a.cpp",
+		"file": "/tmp/a.cpp"
+	},
+	{
+		"directory": "/tmp",
+		"command": "clang++ -target aarch64-linux-gnu -c /tmp/a.cpp",
+		"file": "/tmp/a.cpp"
+	}
+]
diff --git a/analyzer/tests/unit/test_log_parser.py b/analyzer/tests/unit/test_log_parser.py
index f238561d5e..9ad496c0e2 100644
--- a/analyzer/tests/unit/test_log_parser.py
+++ b/analyzer/tests/unit/test_log_parser.py
@@ -81,6 +81,32 @@ def test_old_ldlogger(self):
         self.assertEqual(build_action.source, r'/tmp/a.cpp')
         self.assertEqual(len(build_action.analyzer_options), 1)
 
+    def test_target_equals_sign_form(self):
+        """
+        Regression test for
+        https://github.com/Ericsson/codechecker/issues/1158
+
+        The '--target=<value>' (and '-target=<value>') equals-sign form
+        must be parsed the same way as the space-separated '--target
+        <value>' form. Previously, only the space-separated form was
+        recognized; the equals-sign form was silently dropped, causing
+        the compiler's own default target to be used instead of the
+        explicitly requested cross-compilation target.
+        """
+        logfile = os.path.join(
+            self.__test_files, "target-equals-sign.json")
+
+        build_actions, _ = log_parser.parse_unique_log(load_json(logfile))
+        self.assertEqual(len(build_actions), 2)
+
+        assert len(build_actions) == 2
+
+        equals_sign_action = build_actions[0]
+        space_separated_action = build_actions[1]
+
+        self.assertEqual(equals_sign_action.target, 'aarch64-linux-gnu')
+        self.assertEqual(space_separated_action.target, 'aarch64-linux-gnu')
+
     def test_new_ldlogger(self):
         """
         Test log file parsing escape behaviour with after-#631 LD-LOGGER.