diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/language/settings/providers/LanguageSettingsProvidersSerializer.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/language/settings/providers/LanguageSettingsProvidersSerializer.java
index 593e4c3ba8c..9b6224f89f1 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/language/settings/providers/LanguageSettingsProvidersSerializer.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/language/settings/providers/LanguageSettingsProvidersSerializer.java
@@ -916,7 +916,7 @@ public class LanguageSettingsProvidersSerializer {
 				}
 			}
 			if (folder.isAccessible()) {
-				rule = fileStorePrj;
+				rule = folder;
 			}
 		}
 		if (rule == null) {