diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/autotools/core/AutotoolsProblemMarkerInfo.java b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/autotools/core/AutotoolsProblemMarkerInfo.java
index 62f3489a245..195c39679bf 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/autotools/core/AutotoolsProblemMarkerInfo.java
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/autotools/core/AutotoolsProblemMarkerInfo.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath;
  */
 public class AutotoolsProblemMarkerInfo {
 
-	public static enum Type{PACKAGE, HEADER, PROG, FILE, GENERIC}
+	public static enum Type{PACKAGE, HEADER, PROG, LIB, FILE, GENERIC}
 
 	private ProblemMarkerInfo marker;
 
diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/autotools/core/ErrorParser.java b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/autotools/core/ErrorParser.java
index a6725458419..ffd1ef57133 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/autotools/core/ErrorParser.java
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.autotools.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/autotools/core/ErrorParser.java
@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@ public class ErrorParser extends MarkerGenerator implements IErrorParser {
 						return AutotoolsProblemMarkerInfo.Type.HEADER;
 					if (typeString.equals("file"))
 						return AutotoolsProblemMarkerInfo.Type.FILE;
+					if (typeString.equals("lib"))
+						return AutotoolsProblemMarkerInfo.Type.LIB;
 
 					return null;
 				}