diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/scanner2/Scanner2.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/scanner2/Scanner2.java
index c0266786f10..da4fd282424 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/scanner2/Scanner2.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/scanner2/Scanner2.java
@@ -1251,7 +1251,6 @@ public class Scanner2 implements IScanner, IScannerData {
 						continue;
 					
 					// not ours
-					--bufferPos[bufferStackPos];
 					break;
 					
 				case 'f':