diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/ChangeLog b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/ChangeLog
index 1c73d511cac..9df667fc593 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/ChangeLog
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 2003-03-28 Mikhail Khodjaiants
-	Use the 'exists' method of the 'IFile' interface instead of using toFile().exists() for IPath.
+	Use the 'exists' method of the 'IFile' interface instead of using 'toFile().exists()' for 'IPath'.
 	* CDirectorySourceLocation.java
 	* CSourceLocator.java
 
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/sourcelookup/CDirectorySourceLocation.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/sourcelookup/CDirectorySourceLocation.java
index 26dbb86a086..d1668d7d34b 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/sourcelookup/CDirectorySourceLocation.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/sourcelookup/CDirectorySourceLocation.java
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ public class CDirectorySourceLocation implements IDirectorySourceLocation
 		}
 		// Try for a file in another workspace project
 		IFile f = ResourcesPlugin.getWorkspace().getRoot().getFileForLocation( filePath );
-		if ( f != null ) 
+		if ( f != null && f.exists() ) 
 		{
 			return f;
 		} 
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/sourcelookup/CSourceLocator.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/sourcelookup/CSourceLocator.java
index 555ce838c38..9c09773f252 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/sourcelookup/CSourceLocator.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/sourcelookup/CSourceLocator.java
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ public class CSourceLocator implements ICSourceLocator, IPersistableSourceLocato
 		{
 			// Try for a file in another workspace project
 			IFile f = ResourcesPlugin.getWorkspace().getRoot().getFileForLocation( path );
-			if ( f != null ) 
+			if ( f != null && f.exists() ) 
 			{
 				return f;
 			}