diff --git a/libraries/fbx/src/FBX.h b/libraries/fbx/src/FBX.h
index b3b2b29c74..239908f86c 100644
--- a/libraries/fbx/src/FBX.h
+++ b/libraries/fbx/src/FBX.h
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@
 
 // See comment in FBXReader::parseFBX().
 static const int FBX_HEADER_BYTES_BEFORE_VERSION = 23;
-static const QByteArray FBX_BINARY_PROLOG("Kaydara FBX Binary  \0\x1a\0", FBX_HEADER_BYTES_BEFORE_VERSION);
+static const QByteArray FBX_BINARY_PROLOG("Kaydara FBX Binary  ");
+static const QByteArray FBX_BINARY_PROLOG2("\0\x1a\0", 3);
 static const quint32 FBX_VERSION_2015 = 7400;
 static const quint32 FBX_VERSION_2016 = 7500;
 
diff --git a/libraries/fbx/src/FBXWriter.cpp b/libraries/fbx/src/FBXWriter.cpp
index 8a668e7ce9..4504898e32 100644
--- a/libraries/fbx/src/FBXWriter.cpp
+++ b/libraries/fbx/src/FBXWriter.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ QByteArray FBXWriter::encodeFBX(const FBXNode& root) {
     out.setVersion(QDataStream::Qt_4_5);
 
     out.writeRawData(FBX_BINARY_PROLOG, FBX_BINARY_PROLOG.size());
+    out.writeRawData(FBX_BINARY_PROLOG2, FBX_BINARY_PROLOG2.size());
 
 #ifdef USE_FBX_2016_FORMAT
     out << FBX_VERSION_2016;