diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/view/SystemViewFilterReferenceAdapter.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/view/SystemViewFilterReferenceAdapter.java
index d9d07b668ca..e459eb0b23f 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/view/SystemViewFilterReferenceAdapter.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.ui/UI/org/eclipse/rse/ui/view/SystemViewFilterReferenceAdapter.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import java.util.Vector;
 import org.eclipse.core.resources.IResource;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IAdaptable;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor;
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.NullProgressMonitor;
 import org.eclipse.jface.action.IAction;
 import org.eclipse.jface.resource.ImageDescriptor;
 import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.IStructuredSelection;
@@ -377,7 +378,7 @@ public class SystemViewFilterReferenceAdapter
 					    
 						if (monitor == null)
 						{
-						    allChildren = ss.resolveFilterStrings(filterStrings);
+						    allChildren = ss.resolveFilterStrings(new NullProgressMonitor(), filterStrings);
 						}
 						else
 						{