diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.ui/ChangeLog b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.ui/ChangeLog
index 2775946dbd2..fbf3e6c97b7 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.ui/ChangeLog
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.ui/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2005-03-16 Alain Magloire
+	Patch from Tracy Miranda to fix PR 88160
+	* src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/ui/properties/NewConfigurationDialog.java
+
 2004-07-21 Tanya Wolff
 	Fix for 70217: C++ Build Properties view: Platform overlaps field
 	* src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/ui/properties/BuildPropertyPage.java
diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/ui/properties/NewConfigurationDialog.java b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/ui/properties/NewConfigurationDialog.java
index d750533c84e..38c9027f24b 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/ui/properties/NewConfigurationDialog.java
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/managedbuilder/ui/properties/NewConfigurationDialog.java
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public class NewConfigurationDialog extends StatusDialog {
 	/**
 	 * @param parentShell
 	 * @param managedTarget
-	 * @param nameList A list of names that have been added by the user but have not yet been added to the target 
+	 * @param nameList A list of names (Strings) that have been added by the user but have not yet been added to the target 
 	 * @param title The title of the dialog
 	 */
 	protected NewConfigurationDialog(Shell parentShell, IManagedProject managedProject, ArrayList nameList, String title) {
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ public class NewConfigurationDialog extends StatusDialog {
 		}
 		Iterator iter = reservedNames.listIterator();
 		while (iter.hasNext()) {
-			if (((IConfiguration)iter.next()).getName().equalsIgnoreCase(newName)) {
+			if (((String)iter.next()).equalsIgnoreCase(newName)) {
 				return true;
 			}
 		}