diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2Tests.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2Tests.java
index e6631e9f890..a5e3e4687a2 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2Tests.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2Tests.java
@@ -2790,11 +2790,10 @@ public class AST2Tests extends AST2TestBase {
 	}
 
 	public void testProblems() throws Exception {
-
 		IASTTranslationUnit tu = parse(
 				"    a += ;", C, true, false); //$NON-NLS-1$
 		IASTProblem[] ps = CVisitor.getProblems(tu);
-		assertEquals(ps.length, 1);
+		assertEquals(1, ps.length);
 		ps[0].getMessage();
 	}