diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2Tests.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2Tests.java
index 90ad3f1b529..8b78a760c6c 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2Tests.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2Tests.java
@@ -6249,4 +6249,17 @@ public class AST2Tests extends AST2BaseTest {
 		IASTInitializer init = ((IASTSimpleDeclaration)declarations[index]).getDeclarators()[0].getInitializer();
 		return (IBasicType)((IASTInitializerExpression)init).getExpression().getExpressionType();
 	}
+	
+	
+	//	void test() {
+	//	    __DATE__;
+	//	    __FILE__;
+	//	    __LINE__;
+	//	    __STDC_HOSTED__;
+	//	    __STDC_VERSION__;
+	//	    __TIME__;
+	//	}
+	public void testPredefinedMacroNamesC() throws Exception {
+		parseAndCheckBindings(getAboveComment(), ParserLanguage.C);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/scanner/CPreprocessor.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/scanner/CPreprocessor.java
index c1785328c77..793d865b316 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/scanner/CPreprocessor.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/scanner/CPreprocessor.java
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ public class CPreprocessor implements ILexerLog, IScanner, IAdaptable {
     private static final ObjectStyleMacro __CDT_PARSER__= new ObjectStyleMacro("__CDT_PARSER__".toCharArray(), ONE);   //$NON-NLS-1$
     private static final ObjectStyleMacro __cplusplus = new ObjectStyleMacro("__cplusplus".toCharArray(), ONE);   //$NON-NLS-1$
     private static final ObjectStyleMacro __STDC__ = new ObjectStyleMacro("__STDC__".toCharArray(), ONE);  //$NON-NLS-1$
-    private static final ObjectStyleMacro __STDC_HOSTED__ = new ObjectStyleMacro("__STDC_HOSTED_".toCharArray(), ONE);  //$NON-NLS-1$
-    private static final ObjectStyleMacro __STDC_VERSION__ = new ObjectStyleMacro("__STDC_VERSION_".toCharArray(), "199901L".toCharArray()); //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
+    private static final ObjectStyleMacro __STDC_HOSTED__ = new ObjectStyleMacro("__STDC_HOSTED__".toCharArray(), ONE);  //$NON-NLS-1$
+    private static final ObjectStyleMacro __STDC_VERSION__ = new ObjectStyleMacro("__STDC_VERSION__".toCharArray(), "199901L".toCharArray()); //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
 
     private static final DynamicMacro __FILE__= new FileMacro("__FILE__".toCharArray()); //$NON-NLS-1$
     private static final DynamicMacro __DATE__= new DateMacro("__DATE__".toCharArray()); //$NON-NLS-1$