diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/src/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/DOMAST/CPopulateASTViewAction.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/src/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/DOMAST/CPopulateASTViewAction.java
index 7325fa4ed72..fbac61dca2a 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/src/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/DOMAST/CPopulateASTViewAction.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui.tests/src/org/eclipse/cdt/ui/tests/DOMAST/CPopulateASTViewAction.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public class CPopulateASTViewAction extends CBaseVisitorAction implements IPopul
 	
 	private void addRoot(IASTNode node) {
 		if (!(node.getNodeLocations().length > 0 && 
-				node.getNodeLocations()[0].getNodeOffset() > 0 &&
+				node.getNodeLocations()[0].getNodeOffset() >= 0 &&
 				node.getNodeLocations()[0].getNodeLength() > 0))
 			return;