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 33e79491eb3..a32fe93f31f 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
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ public class CDebugTarget extends CDebugElement implements ICDebugTarget, ICDIEv
 	 * 
 	 * @param name the name of this debug target
 	 */
-	protected void setName( String name ) {
+	public void setName( String name ) {
 		fName = name;
 	}