diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/language/settings/providers/LanguageSettingsEntriesTab.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/language/settings/providers/LanguageSettingsEntriesTab.java
index 7be2531e347..d89e8d1165b 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/language/settings/providers/LanguageSettingsEntriesTab.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/language/settings/providers/LanguageSettingsEntriesTab.java
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public class LanguageSettingsEntriesTab extends AbstractCPropertyTab {
 	private Tree treeLanguages;
 	private Tree treeEntries;
 	private TreeViewer treeEntriesViewer;
-	private String currentLanguageId = null;
+	private static String currentLanguageId = null;
 	
 	private Button builtInCheckBox;
 	private Button enableProvidersCheckBox;