diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/ChangeLog b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/ChangeLog
index 4366792419b..422f8ec3d9b 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/ChangeLog
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2005-03-19 Alain Magloire
+	PR 87336: Did not check if the resource exists.
+	* model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/Archive.java
+	* model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/Binary.java
+
 2005-03-18 Alain Magloire
 	Export the PathEntry Variable to the outside world.
 	* src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/CCorePluginResources.properties
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/Archive.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/Archive.java
index 9d5367a0332..ab48437d42d 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/Archive.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/Archive.java
@@ -98,7 +98,10 @@ public class Archive extends Openable implements IArchive {
 	 * @see org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.ICElement#exists()
 	 */
 	public boolean exists() {
-		return getResource() != null;
+		IResource res = getResource();
+		if (res != null)
+			return res.exists();
+		return super.exists();
 	}
 
 	/* (non-Javadoc)
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/Binary.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/Binary.java
index aaf8add6d31..632e693d69c 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/Binary.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/Binary.java
@@ -371,7 +371,10 @@ public class Binary extends Openable implements IBinary {
 	 * @see org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.ICElement#exists()
 	 */
 	public boolean exists() {
-		return getResource() != null;
+		IResource res = getResource();
+		if (res != null)
+			return res.exists();
+		return super.exists();
 	}
 	/* (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.model.CElement#closing(java.lang.Object)