diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/semantics/CPPSemantics.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/semantics/CPPSemantics.java
index 65206c1d7aa..c84ee84c4b6 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/semantics/CPPSemantics.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/semantics/CPPSemantics.java
@@ -2352,9 +2352,9 @@ public class CPPSemantics {
 	}
 
 	public static IBinding resolveFunction(LookupData data, ICPPFunction[] fns, boolean allowUDC) throws DOMException {
-	    fns= ArrayUtil.trim(ICPPFunction.class, fns);
-	    if (fns == null || fns.length == 0)
+	    if (fns == null || fns.length == 0 || fns[0] == null)
 	        return null;
+	    fns= ArrayUtil.trim(fns);
 	
 	    sortAstBeforeIndex(fns);