diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/internal/core/makefile/Util.java b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/internal/core/makefile/Util.java
index d7c4e044526..296f382cb5e 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/internal/core/makefile/Util.java
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/internal/core/makefile/Util.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public class Util {
 	}
 
 	public static int indexOf(String line, char c) {
-		return indexOf(line, Character.toString(c));
+		return indexOf(line, new Character(c).toString());
 	}
 
 	/**