diff --git a/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.xlc.core/plugin.properties b/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.xlc.core/plugin.properties
index 9d000f26688..1f8857cdb4d 100644
--- a/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.xlc.core/plugin.properties
+++ b/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.xlc.core/plugin.properties
@@ -16,4 +16,7 @@ providerName=Eclipse CDT
 objectFileName=Object File
 
 profileName=XL C managed make per project scanner discovery profile
-profileNameCPP=XL C++ managed make per project scanner discovery profile
\ No newline at end of file
+profileNameCPP=XL C++ managed make per project scanner discovery profile
+
+XlcBuiltinSpecsDetectorName=CDT XLC Builtin Compiler Settings
+XlcBuildCommandParserName=CDT XLC Build Output Parser
diff --git a/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.xlc.core/plugin.xml b/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.xlc.core/plugin.xml
index 9761cfab117..bebad46f5a3 100644
--- a/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.xlc.core/plugin.xml
+++ b/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.xlc.core/plugin.xml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
       <provider
             class="org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.xlc.core.XlcBuiltinSpecsDetector"
             id="org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.xlc.core.xlc.specs.detector"
-            name="CDT XLC Builtin Compiler Settings"
+            name="%XlcBuiltinSpecsDetectorName"
             parameter="${COMMAND} -E -V -P -w ${INPUTS}">
          <language-scope id="org.eclipse.cdt.core.gcc"/>
          <language-scope id="org.eclipse.cdt.core.g++"/>
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
       <provider
             class="org.eclipse.cdt.make.core.scannerconfig.GCCBuildCommandParser"
             id="org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.xlc.core.xlc.build.command.parser"
-            name="CDT XLC Build Output Parser"
+            name="%XlcBuildCommandParserName"
             parameter="xl[cC]">
       </provider>
    </extension>