diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/plugin.properties b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/plugin.properties
index bb82bdfb37d..4f50e819b40 100755
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/plugin.properties
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/plugin.properties
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ ccnature.name=C++ Nature
 CProblemMarker.name=C/C++ Problem
 PathEntryProblemMarker.name=Path Entry Problem
 CBuildCommand.name=C Builder Command
+CBuilder.name=CDT Core Builder
 
 #names of extension points
 CProject.name=C Project
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/plugin.xml b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/plugin.xml
index dfdef215f16..509f4ac1a67 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/plugin.xml
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/plugin.xml
@@ -885,6 +885,7 @@
    </extension>
    <extension
          id="cBuilder"
+         name="%CBuilder.name"
          point="org.eclipse.core.resources.builders">
       <builder
             callOnEmptyDelta="true"