diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/utils/org/eclipse/cdt/utils/elf/Elf.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/utils/org/eclipse/cdt/utils/elf/Elf.java
index 0ef09c4b363..0184bbb586d 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/utils/org/eclipse/cdt/utils/elf/Elf.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/utils/org/eclipse/cdt/utils/elf/Elf.java
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ public class Elf {
 		public final static int EM_H8_300H = 47;
 		public final static int EM_IA_64 = 50;
 		public final static int EM_COLDFIRE = 52;
+		public final static int EM_STARCORE = 58;
 		public final static int EM_X86_64 = 62;		
 		public final static int EM_ST100 = 60;
 		public final static int EM_AVR = 83;
@@ -846,6 +847,9 @@ public class Elf {
 			case Elf.ELFhdr.EM_M16C:
 				attrib.cpu = "M16C"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 				break;
+			case Elf.ELFhdr.EM_STARCORE:
+				attrib.cpu = "StarCore"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+				break;
 			case Elf.ELFhdr.EM_BLACKFIN :
 				attrib.cpu = "bfin"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 				break;