diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/internal/ui/text/makefile/MakefileSimpleMacroRule.java b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/internal/ui/text/makefile/MakefileSimpleMacroRule.java
index fd21cbdef3d..721c3f42450 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/internal/ui/text/makefile/MakefileSimpleMacroRule.java
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/internal/ui/text/makefile/MakefileSimpleMacroRule.java
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ public class MakefileSimpleMacroRule extends PatternRule {
 		while ((c = scanner.read()) != ICharacterScanner.EOF) {
 			if ('(' == (char) c)
 				++nOfBrackets;
-			if ('(' == (char)c)
-				--nOfBrackets;
 
 			if (fEndSequence.length > 0 && c == fEndSequence[0]) {
 				// Check if the specified end sequence has been found.