diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/ChangeLog b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/ChangeLog
index d1e786f0e9c..2c8ba0a12e5 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/ChangeLog
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2004-08-31 Alain Magloire
+
+	Fix for 72198
+	* model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/ExternalTranslationUnit.java
+	* model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/TranslationUnit.java
+
 2004-08-27 Alain Magloire
 
 	Fix for 72550.
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/ExternalTranslationUnit.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/ExternalTranslationUnit.java
index 1f637199e02..b25b747bd20 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/ExternalTranslationUnit.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/ExternalTranslationUnit.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import java.io.InputStream;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.CModelException;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.IBuffer;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.ICElement;
+import org.eclipse.core.resources.IResource;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IProgressMonitor;
 
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ public class ExternalTranslationUnit extends TranslationUnit {
 	 * @param path
 	 */
 	public ExternalTranslationUnit(ICElement parent, IPath path) {
-		super(parent, path);
+		super(parent, (IResource)null, path.toString());
 		fPath = path;
 	}
 
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/TranslationUnit.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/TranslationUnit.java
index 476381c821c..eadbbb17218 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/TranslationUnit.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/TranslationUnit.java
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ public class TranslationUnit extends Openable implements ITranslationUnit {
 		super(parent, path, ICElement.C_UNIT);
 	}
 
+	public TranslationUnit(ICElement parent, IResource res, String name) {
+		super(parent, res, name, ICElement.C_UNIT);
+	}
+
 	public ITranslationUnit getTranslationUnit () {
 		return this;
 	}