diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/ast/complete/CompleteParseASTFactory.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/ast/complete/CompleteParseASTFactory.java
index 8e633be41bc..5927f7ba0b6 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/ast/complete/CompleteParseASTFactory.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/ast/complete/CompleteParseASTFactory.java
@@ -2181,7 +2181,7 @@ public class CompleteParseASTFactory extends BaseASTFactory implements IASTFacto
 		IParameterizedSymbol functionDeclaration = null; 
 		
 		functionDeclaration = 
-			(IParameterizedSymbol) lookupQualifiedName(ownerScope, name.getFirstToken().getCharImage(), ITypeInfo.t_function, functionParameters, 0, null, false, LookupType.FORDEFINITION );                
+			(IParameterizedSymbol) lookupQualifiedName(ownerScope, name.extractNameFromTemplateId(), ITypeInfo.t_function, functionParameters, 0, null, false, LookupType.FORDEFINITION );                
 
 		if( functionDeclaration != null && symbol.isType( ITypeInfo.t_function )){
 			previouslyDeclared = true;