diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/token/TokenDuple.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/token/TokenDuple.java
index ff6a4859912..7b14157ab58 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/token/TokenDuple.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/parser/token/TokenDuple.java
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ public class TokenDuple implements ITokenDuple {
 
 	public static String createStringRepresentation( IToken f, IToken l)
 	{
+		if( f == l ) return f.getImage();
 		StringBuffer buff = new StringBuffer(); 
 		IToken prev = null;
 		IToken iter = f;