diff --git a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/mi/service/MIVariableManager.java b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/mi/service/MIVariableManager.java
index 23695db7e3d..0e0e2655d2f 100644
--- a/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/mi/service/MIVariableManager.java
+++ b/dsf-gdb/org.eclipse.cdt.dsf.gdb/src/org/eclipse/cdt/dsf/mi/service/MIVariableManager.java
@@ -1596,7 +1596,7 @@ public class MIVariableManager implements ICommandControl {
 			// For pointers, the child expression is already contained in the parent,
 			// so we must simply prefix with *
 		    //  See Bug219179 for more information.
-			if (isPointer()) {
+			if (!isDynamic() && !exprInfo.hasDynamicAncestor() && isPointer()) {
 				return "*("+parentExp+")"; //$NON-NLS-1$//$NON-NLS-2$
 			}