diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPClassScope.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPClassScope.java
index e2f04b05142..4b5ec6d6fa5 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPClassScope.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPClassScope.java
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ public class CPPClassScope extends CPPScope implements ICPPClassScope {
 					continue;
 				ICPPASTQualifiedName qName = (ICPPASTQualifiedName) name;
 				ICPPASTNameSpecifier[] qualifier = qName.getQualifier();
+				if (qualifier.length == 0)
+					continue;
 				IBinding parent = qualifier[qualifier.length - 1].resolveBinding();
 				if (!(parent instanceof IType) || parent instanceof IProblemBinding)
 					continue;