diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/plugin.properties b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/plugin.properties
index ff219ff7ddf..a9f00b76504 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/plugin.properties
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/plugin.properties
@@ -76,3 +76,5 @@ CDTPathSymbolsProperty.name=C/C++ Project paths and symbols
 
 Includes=Includes
 Symbols=Symbols
+# menu label
+Make.targets.menu=Make targets
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/plugin.xml b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/plugin.xml
index 966a3ae69a4..8be0ebaa51c 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/plugin.xml
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/plugin.xml
@@ -70,17 +70,25 @@
          <action
                label="%ActionMakeBuildTarget.label"
                class="org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui.actions.BuildTargetAction"
-               menubarPath="buildGroup"
+               menubarPath="org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui.menu/gm1"
                enablesFor="1"
                id="org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui.NavigatorBuildTargetAction">
          </action>
          <action
                label="%ActionMakeCreateTarget.label"
                class="org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui.actions.CreateTargetAction"
-               menubarPath="buildGroup"
+               menubarPath="org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui.menu/gm1"
                enablesFor="1"
                id="org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui.CViewCreateTargetAction">
          </action>
+         <menu
+               id="org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui.menu"
+               label="%Make.targets.menu"
+               path="buildGroup">
+            <groupMarker
+                  name="gm1">
+            </groupMarker>
+         </menu>
          <!--filter
                name="projectNature"
                value="org.eclipse.cdt.make.core.makeNature">