diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/MIInferior.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/MIInferior.java
index 2fe8be3c417..c9246387f9f 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/MIInferior.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/MIInferior.java
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ public class MIInferior extends Process {
 				public void flush() throws IOException {
 					CLICommand cmd = new CLICommand(buf.toString()) {
 						public void setToken(int token) {
+							token = token;
 							// override to do nothing;
 						}
 					};