diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/text/CSourceViewerConfiguration.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/text/CSourceViewerConfiguration.java
index 3b0fb6b195d..26c34be094d 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/text/CSourceViewerConfiguration.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/text/CSourceViewerConfiguration.java
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ public class CSourceViewerConfiguration extends TextSourceViewerConfiguration {
 	private void initializeScanners() {
 		Assert.isTrue(isNewSetup());
 		fCppCodeScanner= new CppCodeScanner(getColorManager(), fPreferenceStore);
-		fCCodeScanner= new CppCodeScanner(getColorManager(), fPreferenceStore);
+		fCCodeScanner= new CCodeScanner(getColorManager(), fPreferenceStore);
 		fMultilineCommentScanner= new CCommentScanner(getColorManager(), fPreferenceStore, ICColorConstants.C_MULTI_LINE_COMMENT);
 		fSinglelineCommentScanner= new CCommentScanner(getColorManager(), fPreferenceStore, ICColorConstants.C_SINGLE_LINE_COMMENT);
 		fStringScanner= new SingleTokenCScanner(getColorManager(), fPreferenceStore, ICColorConstants.C_STRING);