diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/semantics/CPPTemplates.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/semantics/CPPTemplates.java
index 4dfb55de6b1..7a0dd2ff1de 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/semantics/CPPTemplates.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/semantics/CPPTemplates.java
@@ -2910,7 +2910,7 @@ public class CPPTemplates {
 	            		if (result instanceof ICPPClassTemplate) {
 	            			result = instantiate((ICPPClassTemplate) result, args1, context.getPoint());
 	            		} else if (result instanceof ICPPAliasTemplate) {
-	            			result = createSpecialization(context.getContextClassSpecialization(), result,
+	            			result = instantiateAliasTemplate((ICPPAliasTemplate) result, args1,
 	            					context.getPoint());
 	            		}
 	            	}