diff --git a/dsf/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/ui/viewmodel/AbstractVMProvider.java b/dsf/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/ui/viewmodel/AbstractVMProvider.java
index b2dff57896f..8f907918d73 100644
--- a/dsf/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/ui/viewmodel/AbstractVMProvider.java
+++ b/dsf/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/ui/viewmodel/AbstractVMProvider.java
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ abstract public class AbstractVMProvider implements IVMProvider, IVMEventListene
      * @param rm Request monitor to call when processing the event is 
      * completed.
      */
-    protected void handleEvent(final IVMModelProxy proxyStrategy, final Object event, RequestMonitor rm) {   
+    protected void handleEvent(final IVMModelProxy proxyStrategy, final Object event, final RequestMonitor rm) {   
         if (!proxyStrategy.isDisposed()) {
             if (DEBUG_DELTA && (DEBUG_PRESENTATION_ID == null || getPresentationContext().getId().equals(DEBUG_PRESENTATION_ID))) {
                 DsfUIPlugin.debug("eventProcessing(proxyRoot = " + proxyStrategy.getRootElement() + ", event = " + event + ")" );  //$NON-NLS-1$//$NON-NLS-2$ //$NON-NLS-3$