diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/ChangeLog b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/ChangeLog
index 2dea2e4b4a4..85ff868e845 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/ChangeLog
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2005-07-14 Mikhail Khodjaiants
+	Bug 103917: NPE in Variables View.
+	* AbstractCValue.java
+
 2005-07-14 Mikhail Khodjaiants
 	Bug 103784: NPE in source lookup.
 	* CSourceLookupDirector.java
diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/AbstractCValue.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/AbstractCValue.java
index af977bcc57a..8a189aa8349 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/AbstractCValue.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/AbstractCValue.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractCValue extends CDebugElement implements ICValue {
 	 * @see org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.model.ICValue#evaluateAsExpression(org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.model.ICStackFrame)
 	 */
 	public String evaluateAsExpression( ICStackFrame frame ) {
-		String valueString = null;
+		String valueString = ""; //$NON-NLS-1$
 		AbstractCVariable parent = getParentVariable();
 		if ( parent != null ) {
 			if ( frame != null && frame.canEvaluate() ) {