diff --git a/dsf/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/debug/ui/viewmodel/launch/LaunchRootVMNode.java b/dsf/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/debug/ui/viewmodel/launch/LaunchRootVMNode.java
index b653a57542b..35a99d081ed 100644
--- a/dsf/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/debug/ui/viewmodel/launch/LaunchRootVMNode.java
+++ b/dsf/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/debug/ui/viewmodel/launch/LaunchRootVMNode.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2006, 2008 Wind River Systems and others.
+ * Copyright (c) 2006, 2009 Wind River Systems and others.
  * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
  * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
  * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ public class LaunchRootVMNode extends RootVMNode
     public void createRootDelta(Object rootObject, Object event, final DataRequestMonitor<VMDelta> rm) {
         if (!(rootObject instanceof ILaunch)) {
             rm.setStatus(new Status(IStatus.ERROR, DsfUIPlugin.PLUGIN_ID, IDsfStatusConstants.INVALID_STATE, "Invalid root element configured with launch root node.", null)); //$NON-NLS-1$
+            rm.done();
             return;
         }