diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/dom/ast/ASTTypeUtil.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/dom/ast/ASTTypeUtil.java
index 83a29fe464d..1cc6a59a9c7 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/dom/ast/ASTTypeUtil.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/dom/ast/ASTTypeUtil.java
@@ -418,7 +418,8 @@ public class ASTTypeUtil {
 		IType[] types = new IType[DEAULT_ITYPE_SIZE];
 		
 		// push all of the types onto the stack
-		while (type != null) {
+		int i=0;
+		while(type != null && ++i<100) {
 			final boolean isTypedef= type instanceof ITypedef;
 			if (!resolveTypedefs || !isTypedef) { 
 			    types = (IType[]) ArrayUtil.append(IType.class, types, type);