diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/ChangeLog b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/ChangeLog
index 928b8a722d0..6c44b8c5de5 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/ChangeLog
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2003-10-30 Mikhail Khodjaiants
+	Fix for PR 45818: NPE when closing the workbench.
+	* CDebugElement.java
+
 2003-10-29 Mikhail Khodjaiants
 	* CProjectSourceLocation.java: check if the searched element name is not null or empty.
 
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CDebugElement.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CDebugElement.java
index 82807174ca1..c0ae65fbc32 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CDebugElement.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CDebugElement.java
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ public class CDebugElement extends PlatformObject
 	 */
 	protected void fireEvent(DebugEvent event)
 	{
-		DebugPlugin.getDefault().fireDebugEventSet( new DebugEvent[] { event } );
+		if ( DebugPlugin.getDefault() != null ) // Quick fix for PR 45818. Revise later.
+			DebugPlugin.getDefault().fireDebugEventSet( new DebugEvent[] { event } );
 	}
 
 	/**