diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/ui/launch/CApplicationLaunchShortcut.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/ui/launch/CApplicationLaunchShortcut.java
index c2b42e2e959..b0b6f84f699 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/ui/launch/CApplicationLaunchShortcut.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/ui/launch/CApplicationLaunchShortcut.java
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ public class CApplicationLaunchShortcut implements ILaunchShortcut2 {
 	        try {
 	            ILaunchDelegate preferredDelegate = wc.getPreferredDelegate(set);
 	            if (preferredDelegate == null) {
-                    wc.setPreferredLaunchDelegate(set, "org.eclipse.cdt.cdi.launch.localCLaunch");
+                    wc.setPreferredLaunchDelegate(set, "org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb.launch.localCLaunch");
 	            }
 	        } catch (CoreException e) {}
 			// End workaround for bug 262840