diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/ChangeLog b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/ChangeLog
index 7194b3da981..cc9371e51db 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/ChangeLog
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2004-08-23 Alain Magloire
+
+	Fix for 72382
+	* src/org/eclipse/cdt/core/internal/filetype/WorkspaceResolver.java
+
 2004-08-21 Alain Magloire
 
 	(Partial, since the indexer is still not aware of this)
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/core/internal/filetype/WorkspaceResolver.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/core/internal/filetype/WorkspaceResolver.java
index 505c57f0e5f..4ef06e8aec8 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/core/internal/filetype/WorkspaceResolver.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/core/internal/filetype/WorkspaceResolver.java
@@ -204,10 +204,11 @@ public class WorkspaceResolver extends CFileTypeResolver {
 		}
 		Preferences prefs = CCorePlugin.getDefault().getPluginPreferences();
 		String s = prefs.getString(PREFS_ASSOCIATIONS_INCLUSION);
+		
 		if (s.length() > 0) {
 			sb.append(';').append(s);
-			prefs.setValue(PREFS_ASSOCIATIONS_INCLUSION, sb.toString());
 		}
+		prefs.setValue(PREFS_ASSOCIATIONS_INCLUSION, sb.toString());
 	}
 
 	public List getDefaultExclusionAssociations() {