diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/Value.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/Value.java
index b4e44c4c3fb..b0c4ba1586d 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/Value.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/Value.java
@@ -174,12 +174,12 @@ public class Value implements IValue {
 		if (e instanceof IASTBinaryExpression) {
 			return evaluateBinaryExpression((IASTBinaryExpression) e, maxdepth);
 		}
+		if (e instanceof IASTCastExpression) { // must be ahead of unary
+			return evaluate(((IASTCastExpression) e).getOperand(), maxdepth);
+		}
 		if (e instanceof IASTUnaryExpression) {
 			return evaluateUnaryExpression((IASTUnaryExpression) e, maxdepth);
 		}
-		if (e instanceof IASTCastExpression) {
-			return evaluate(((IASTCastExpression) e).getOperand(), maxdepth);
-		}
 		if (e instanceof IASTConditionalExpression) {
 			IASTConditionalExpression cexpr= (IASTConditionalExpression) e;
 			Object o= evaluate(cexpr.getLogicalConditionExpression(), maxdepth);
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/VariableReadWriteFlags.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/VariableReadWriteFlags.java
index d45d0083fe7..aee435f6b77 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/VariableReadWriteFlags.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/VariableReadWriteFlags.java
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ public abstract class VariableReadWriteFlags {
 		if (expr instanceof IASTBinaryExpression) {
 			return rwInBinaryExpression(node, (IASTBinaryExpression) expr, indirection);			
 		}
+		if (expr instanceof IASTCastExpression) { // must be ahead of unary
+			return rwAnyNode(expr, indirection);
+		}
 		if (expr instanceof IASTUnaryExpression) {
 			return rwInUnaryExpression(node, (IASTUnaryExpression) expr, indirection);			
 		}
@@ -101,9 +104,6 @@ public abstract class VariableReadWriteFlags {
 			}
 			return READ;
 		}
-		if (expr instanceof IASTCastExpression) {
-			return rwAnyNode(expr, indirection);
-		}
 		if (expr instanceof IASTConditionalExpression) {
 			if (node.getPropertyInParent() == IASTConditionalExpression.LOGICAL_CONDITION) {
 				return READ;