diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.build.gcc.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/build/gcc/core/GCCUserToolChainProvider.java b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.build.gcc.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/build/gcc/core/GCCUserToolChainProvider.java
index fa2b499fcab..1eb0a1ae576 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.build.gcc.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/build/gcc/core/GCCUserToolChainProvider.java
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.build.gcc.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/build/gcc/core/GCCUserToolChainProvider.java
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ public class GCCUserToolChainProvider implements IUserToolChainProvider {
 		toolChains.add(newtc);
 
 		newtc.addProperty(ID, gcc.getId());
+		newtc.addProperty(TYPE, gcc.getTypeId());
 		newtc.addProperty(ARCH, gcc.getProperty(IToolChain.ATTR_ARCH));
 		newtc.addProperty(PATH, gcc.getPath().toString());