diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/text/contentassist/DOMCompletionProposalComputer.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/text/contentassist/DOMCompletionProposalComputer.java
index 9f2ddd1e4f5..9acbdb9404c 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/text/contentassist/DOMCompletionProposalComputer.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/text/contentassist/DOMCompletionProposalComputer.java
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ public class DOMCompletionProposalComputer extends ParsingBasedProposalComputer
 		IASTTranslationUnit ast = node.getTranslationUnit();
 		IASTName name = ast.getASTNodeFactory().newName(token.getCharImage());
 		((ASTNode) name).setOffsetAndLength(token.getOffset(), 0);
-		name.setParent(completionStatement.getParent());
+		name.setParent(completionStatement);
 		IBinding[] bindings = findBindingsForContextAssist(name, ast);
 
 		if (bindings.length == 0)