diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/internal/ui/text/makefile/MakefileCompletionProcessor.java b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/internal/ui/text/makefile/MakefileCompletionProcessor.java
index c36f2e894b3..0b288725449 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/internal/ui/text/makefile/MakefileCompletionProcessor.java
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/internal/ui/text/makefile/MakefileCompletionProcessor.java
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ public class MakefileCompletionProcessor implements IContentAssistProcessor {
 			}
 			if (name != null && name.startsWith(wordPart.getString())) {
 				IContextInformation info = new ContextInformation(name, infoString);
+				String displayString = (name.equals(infoString) ? name : name + " - " + infoString);
 				ICompletionProposal result =
 					new CompletionProposal(
 						name,
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ public class MakefileCompletionProcessor implements IContentAssistProcessor {
 						wordPart.getString().length(),
 						name.length(),
 						image,
-						name,
+						displayString,
 						info,
 						infoString);
 				proposalList.add(result);