diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/semantics/EvalBinding.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/semantics/EvalBinding.java
index ff81ac0f80f..783547f31c8 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/semantics/EvalBinding.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/semantics/EvalBinding.java
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ public class EvalBinding extends CPPEvaluation {
 	 */
 	public ICPPFunction getParameterOwner() {
 		if (fParameterOwner == null && fBinding instanceof ICPPParameter) {
-			IBinding owner = ((CPPParameter) fBinding).getOwner();
+			IBinding owner = fBinding.getOwner();
 			if (owner instanceof ICPPFunction)
 				fParameterOwner = (ICPPFunction) owner;
 		}