diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/semantics/CPPTemplates.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/semantics/CPPTemplates.java
index 5512b48841a..415a5be4aa2 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/semantics/CPPTemplates.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/semantics/CPPTemplates.java
@@ -1569,7 +1569,7 @@ public class CPPTemplates {
 				if (tmplArgs == null || fnArgs == null) {
 					tmplArgs = ICPPTemplateArgument.EMPTY_ARGUMENTS;
 					try {
-						if (containsDependentType(fnArgs)) {
+						if (fnArgs == null || containsDependentType(fnArgs)) {
 							functions[i]= CPPUnknownFunction.createForSample(template);
 							return;
 						}