diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/output/MIShared.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/output/MIShared.java
index f0af317f5c1..554f44f257b 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/output/MIShared.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/output/MIShared.java
@@ -37,4 +37,9 @@ public class MIShared {
 	public String getName() {
 		return name;
 	}
+
+	public void setSymbolsRead(boolean read) {
+		isread = read;
+	}
+
 }