diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CDebugTarget.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CDebugTarget.java
index 9f45d25ff77..54fb57f32d4 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CDebugTarget.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CDebugTarget.java
@@ -873,6 +873,8 @@ public class CDebugTarget extends CDebugElement
 
 		try
 		{
+			ICDILocation location = getCDISession().getBreakpointManager().createLocation( "", "main", 0 );
+			setInternalTemporaryBreakpoint( location );
 			getCDITarget().restart();
 			restarted();
 		}