diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CRegisterGroup.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CRegisterGroup.java
index 6b184cadd50..bea7c32b6ff 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CRegisterGroup.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/internal/core/model/CRegisterGroup.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class CRegisterGroup extends CDebugElement implements IRegisterGroup
 
 	private List getRegisters0() throws DebugException
 	{
-		if ( fRegisters == null )
+		if ( fRegisters == null || fRegisters.size() == 0 )
 		{
 			ICDIRegister[] regs = getCDIRegisters();
 			fRegisters = new ArrayList( regs.length );