diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/AbstractCPPClassSpecializationScope.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/AbstractCPPClassSpecializationScope.java
index 5b21be4b3a1..2b9af86d06a 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/AbstractCPPClassSpecializationScope.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/AbstractCPPClassSpecializationScope.java
@@ -178,7 +178,13 @@ public class AbstractCPPClassSpecializationScope implements ICPPClassSpecializat
 
 		T[] newArray= array.clone();
 		for (int i = 0; i < newArray.length; i++) {
-			newArray[i]= (T) specialClass.specializeMember(array[i], point);
+			IBinding specializedMember = specialClass.specializeMember(array[i], point);
+			try {
+				newArray[i]= (T) specializedMember;
+			} catch (ArrayStoreException e) {
+				throw new ArrayStoreException("Can't cast " + specializedMember.getClass() + //$NON-NLS-1$
+						" to " + array.getClass().getComponentType().getName()); //$NON-NLS-1$
+			}
 		}
 		return newArray;
 	}