diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2CPPSpecFailingTest.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2CPPSpecFailingTest.java
index 85ecf131ee7..cd8097be7fa 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2CPPSpecFailingTest.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2CPPSpecFailingTest.java
@@ -48,23 +48,6 @@ public class AST2CPPSpecFailingTest extends AST2SpecBaseTest {
 		parse(getAboveComment(), ParserLanguage.CPP, true, 2);
 	}
 
-	// class T {
-	// // ...
-	// public:
-	// T();
-	// T(int);
-	// T(int, int);
-	// };
-	// T(a); //declaration
-	// T(*b)(); //declaration
-	// T(c)=7; //declaration
-	// T(d),e,f=3; //declaration
-	// extern int h;
-	// T(g)(h,2); //declaration
-	public void _test6_8s2() throws Exception { // TODO raised bug 90622
-		parse(getAboveComment(), ParserLanguage.CPP, true, 0);
-	}
-
 	// struct B {
 	// virtual void f(int);
 	// virtual void f(char);
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2CPPSpecTest.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2CPPSpecTest.java
index 2bd9c35815b..b6778113772 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2CPPSpecTest.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2CPPSpecTest.java
@@ -995,6 +995,23 @@ public class AST2CPPSpecTest extends AST2SpecBaseTest {
 		parse(getAboveComment(), ParserLanguage.CPP, false, 0);
 	}
 
+	// class T {
+	// // ...
+	// public:
+	// T();
+	// T(int);
+	// T(int, int);
+	// };
+	// T(a); //declaration
+	// T(*b)(); //declaration
+	// T(c)=7; //declaration
+	// T(d),e,f=3; //declaration
+	// extern int h;
+	// T(g)(h,2); //declaration
+	public void test6_8s2() throws Exception { // TODO raised bug 90622
+		parse(getAboveComment(), ParserLanguage.CPP, true, 0);
+	}
+
 	// struct T1 {
 	// T1 operator()(int x) { return T1(x); }
 	// int operator=(int x) { return x; }
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/GNUCPPSourceParser.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/GNUCPPSourceParser.java
index bd5a1dbcae6..79616fe98ae 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/GNUCPPSourceParser.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/GNUCPPSourceParser.java
@@ -3237,7 +3237,6 @@ public class GNUCPPSourceParser extends AbstractGNUSourceCodeParser {
      */
     protected IASTDeclarator initDeclarator(DtorStrategy strategy, DeclarationOptions option)
             throws EndOfFileException, BacktrackException {
-
     	final IASTDeclarator dtor= declarator(strategy, option);
         if (option.fAllowInitializer) {
         	IASTInitializer initializer= optionalCPPInitializer(dtor);
@@ -3420,9 +3419,9 @@ public class GNUCPPSourceParser extends AbstractGNUSourceCodeParser {
         		if (LT(1) == IToken.tRPAREN)
         			throwBacktrack(LA(1));
 
-        		final IASTDeclarator nested= declarator(strategy, option);
+        		final IASTDeclarator nested= declarator(DtorStrategy.PREFER_FUNCTION, option);
         		endOffset= consume(IToken.tRPAREN).getEndOffset();
-        		final IASTDeclarator cand2= declarator(pointerOps, null, nested, startingOffset, endOffset, DtorStrategy.PREFER_FUNCTION, option);
+        		final IASTDeclarator cand2= declarator(pointerOps, null, nested, startingOffset, endOffset, strategy, option);
         		if (cand1 == null || cand1End == null)
         			return cand2;
         		final IToken cand2End= LA(1);