diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/c/PDOMCLinkage.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/c/PDOMCLinkage.java
index c6dac78f5bc..d4175881233 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/c/PDOMCLinkage.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/c/PDOMCLinkage.java
@@ -239,11 +239,15 @@ class PDOMCLinkage extends PDOMLinkage {
 	}
 
 	public PDOMNode addType(PDOMNode parent, IType type) throws CoreException {
+		if(type instanceof IProblemBinding)
+			return null;
+		
 		if (type instanceof ICBasicType) {
 			return new PDOMCBasicType(pdom, parent, (ICBasicType)type);
 		} else if (type instanceof IBinding) {
 			return addBinding((IBinding)type);
 		}
+		
 		return super.addType(parent, type); 
 	}