diff --git a/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.errorparsers.xlc/plugin.properties b/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.errorparsers.xlc/plugin.properties
index fd92395d42a..89c0bddd88c 100644
--- a/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.errorparsers.xlc/plugin.properties
+++ b/xlc/org.eclipse.cdt.errorparsers.xlc/plugin.properties
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ CDTXLCErrorParser.name=CDT xlC Error Parser
 # Following are patterns of xlC compiler messages. While translating the patterns should be replaced
 # with corresponding patterns matchind localized compiler messages
 
+# START NON-TRANSLATABLE
 # "hello.c", line 5.9: 1506-358 (I) "MACRO" is defined on line 3 of hello.h.
 CDTXLCErrorParser.pattern.macro=["]?(.*?)["]?, line ([0-9]+)\\.[0-9]+:( [0-9]*-[0-9]*)? \\(I\\)\\s*["]?(\\w*)["]? is defined on line ([0-9]+) of (.*)\\.
 CDTXLCErrorParser.pattern.macro.replacement=Macro name $4 originally defined in file $6
@@ -37,4 +38,4 @@ CDTXLCErrorParser.pattern.ld.warning=ld: ([0-9]+-[0-9]+)\\s*WARNING:\\s*(.*)
 CDTXLCErrorParser.pattern.ld.error2=ld: ([0-9]+-[0-9]+)\\s*(Error .*)
 # ld: 0711-345 Use the -bloadmap or -bnoquiet option to obtain more information.
 CDTXLCErrorParser.pattern.ld.info=ld: ([0-9]+-[0-9]+)\\s*(.*)
-
+# END NON-TRANSLATABLE