diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/core/resources/IConsole.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/core/resources/IConsole.java
index ad335419823..0ffc5829c3a 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/core/resources/IConsole.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/core/resources/IConsole.java
@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@ package org.eclipse.cdt.core.resources;
 
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.ConsoleOutputStream;
 import org.eclipse.core.resources.IProject;
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException;
 
 
 public interface IConsole {
 	void start(IProject project);
-    ConsoleOutputStream getOutputStream();
-    ConsoleOutputStream getInfoStream();
-    ConsoleOutputStream getErrorStream();
+    ConsoleOutputStream getOutputStream() throws CoreException;
+    ConsoleOutputStream getInfoStream() throws CoreException;
+    ConsoleOutputStream getErrorStream() throws CoreException;
 }