diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/mi/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/GDBTypeParser.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/mi/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/GDBTypeParser.java
index 0d2a590cc97..1d06fd2f36c 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/mi/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/GDBTypeParser.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/mi/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/GDBTypeParser.java
@@ -357,7 +357,9 @@ public class GDBTypeParser {
                     } else if (c == '>') {
                         count--;
                     }
-                    sb.append((char)c);
+                    if (c != ' ') {
+                    	sb.append((char)c);
+                    }
                 } while (count > 0 && c != EOF);
             } else if (c != EOF) {
 				ungetch();