diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/settings/model/ResourceChangeHandler.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/settings/model/ResourceChangeHandler.java
index 3de2bd5f08b..fc0841e672e 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/settings/model/ResourceChangeHandler.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/settings/model/ResourceChangeHandler.java
@@ -204,7 +204,9 @@ public class ResourceChangeHandler extends ResourceChangeHandlerBase implements
 
 						// Bug 311189 -- if the resource still exists now, don't treat as a remove!
 						if (to == null) {
-							from.refreshLocal(IResource.DEPTH_ZERO, null);
+							// Workaround for platform Bug 317783 
+							if (from.getWorkspace().validateFiltered(from).isOK())
+								from.refreshLocal(IResource.DEPTH_ZERO, null);
 							if (from.exists())
 								continue;
 						}