diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/editor/OpenIncludeAction.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/editor/OpenIncludeAction.java
index b52055c194a..72d8adfc0b6 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/editor/OpenIncludeAction.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/editor/OpenIncludeAction.java
@@ -207,7 +207,11 @@ public class OpenIncludeAction extends Action {
 
 			public boolean visit(IResourceProxy proxy) throws CoreException {
 				if (proxy.getType() == IResource.FILE && proxy.getName().equalsIgnoreCase(name.lastSegment())) {
-					list.add(proxy.requestResource().getLocation());
+					IPath rPath = proxy.requestResource().getLocation();
+					int numSegToRemove = rPath.segmentCount() - name.segmentCount();
+					IPath sPath = rPath.removeFirstSegments(numSegToRemove);
+					if (sPath.equals(name))
+						list.add(rPath);
 					return false;
 				}
 				return true;