diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/core/settings/model/util/PathEntryTranslator.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/core/settings/model/util/PathEntryTranslator.java
index 7c888b7cd1c..111f3387357 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/core/settings/model/util/PathEntryTranslator.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/core/settings/model/util/PathEntryTranslator.java
@@ -1300,6 +1300,7 @@ public class PathEntryTranslator {
 		Set srcPathSet = new HashSet();
 		IPath projPath = fProject != null ? fProject.getFullPath() : null;
 		PathSettingsContainer cr = PathSettingsContainer.createRootContainer();
+		cr.setValue(Boolean.TRUE);
 
 //		Map exclusionMap = new HashMap();
 		
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/settings/model/CConfigurationDescription.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/settings/model/CConfigurationDescription.java
index 1ee2483f468..e5741518616 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/settings/model/CConfigurationDescription.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/settings/model/CConfigurationDescription.java
@@ -472,6 +472,7 @@ public class CConfigurationDescription extends CDataProxyContainer implements IC
 		IPath entryPath;
 		IPath paths[];
 		PathSettingsContainer cr = PathSettingsContainer.createRootContainer();
+		cr.setValue(Boolean.TRUE);
 		Set srcPathSet = new HashSet();
 		IProject project = fIsPreference ? null : getProjectDescription().getProject();
 		IPath projPath = project != null ? project.getFullPath() : null;