diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/editor/AddIncludeOnSelectionAction.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/editor/AddIncludeOnSelectionAction.java
index b545618c750..43b775f8b6e 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/editor/AddIncludeOnSelectionAction.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/editor/AddIncludeOnSelectionAction.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2000, 2009 IBM Corporation and others.
+ * Copyright (c) 2000, 2010 IBM Corporation and others.
  * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
  * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
  * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ public class AddIncludeOnSelectionAction extends TextEditorAction {
 			return;
 		}
 		char[] nameChars = name.toCharArray();
+		lookupName[0] = new String(nameChars);
 		IBinding binding = name.resolveBinding();
 		try {
 			if (binding instanceof ICPPVariable) {