diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/errorparsers/VCErrorParser.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/errorparsers/VCErrorParser.java
index 67ba25c1e66..2e6db842c45 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/errorparsers/VCErrorParser.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/errorparsers/VCErrorParser.java
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.core.IMarkerGenerator;
 public class VCErrorParser extends AbstractErrorParser {
 	
 	private static final ErrorPattern[] patterns = {
-		new ErrorPattern("(.+?)(\\(([0-9]+)\\))? : (error|warning) (.*)", 1, 3, 5, 0, 0) {
+		new ErrorPattern("(.+?)(\\(([0-9]+)\\))? : (fatal error|error|warning) (.*)", 1, 3, 5, 0, 0) {
 			public int getSeverity(Matcher matcher) {
-				return "error".equals(matcher.group(4))
-					? IMarkerGenerator.SEVERITY_ERROR_RESOURCE
-					: IMarkerGenerator.SEVERITY_WARNING;
+				return "warning".equals(matcher.group(4))
+					? IMarkerGenerator.SEVERITY_WARNING
+					: IMarkerGenerator.SEVERITY_ERROR_RESOURCE;
 			}
 		}
 	};