diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/event/MIVarChangedEvent.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/event/MIVarChangedEvent.java
index fe1edb5dc7e..c8bb303b9d2 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/event/MIVarChangedEvent.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/event/MIVarChangedEvent.java
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ package org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core.event;
  * This can not be detected yet by gdb/mi.
  *
  */
-public class MIVarChangedEvent extends MIEvent {
+public class MIVarChangedEvent extends MIChangedEvent {
 
 		String varName;
 		boolean inScope;