diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/utils/org/eclipse/cdt/utils/coff/parser/PEBinaryObject.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/utils/org/eclipse/cdt/utils/coff/parser/PEBinaryObject.java
index 0d66f23a297..b9fd47a2c97 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/utils/org/eclipse/cdt/utils/coff/parser/PEBinaryObject.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/utils/org/eclipse/cdt/utils/coff/parser/PEBinaryObject.java
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public class PEBinaryObject extends BinaryObjectAdapter {
 				info = new BinaryObjectInfo();
 			}
 		}
-		return null;
+		return info;
 	}
 
 	protected PE getPE() throws IOException {