diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2Tests.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2Tests.java
index 5ff51636126..d13b7b906ce 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2Tests.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2Tests.java
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ public class AST2Tests extends AST2BaseTest {
 	}
 	
 	public void testBug75340() throws Exception {
-		IASTTranslationUnit tu = parseAndCheckBindings("void f(int i = 0, int * p = 0);"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+		IASTTranslationUnit tu = parseAndCheckBindings("void f(int i = 0, int * p = 0);", ParserLanguage.CPP); //$NON-NLS-1$
 		IASTSimpleDeclaration sd = (IASTSimpleDeclaration) tu.getDeclarations()[0];
 		assertEquals(ASTSignatureUtil.getParameterSignature(sd.getDeclarators()[0]), "(int, int *)"); //$NON-NLS-1$
 	}
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/c/GNUCSourceParser.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/c/GNUCSourceParser.java
index f0d8dc8bbcd..736266308f6 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/c/GNUCSourceParser.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/c/GNUCSourceParser.java
@@ -1775,7 +1775,7 @@ public class GNUCSourceParser extends AbstractGNUSourceCodeParser {
         try {
         	fPreventKnrCheck++;
         	declSpec= declSpecifierSeq(option);
-        	declarator = initDeclarator(option);
+        	declarator = declarator(option);
         } catch(FoundDeclaratorException fd) {
         	declSpec= fd.declSpec;
         	declarator= fd.declarator;
@@ -1783,9 +1783,8 @@ public class GNUCSourceParser extends AbstractGNUSourceCodeParser {
         	altDeclarator= fd.altDeclarator;
         	backup(fd.currToken);
         } catch (FoundAggregateInitializer lie) {
-        	if (declSpec == null)
-        		declSpec= lie.fDeclSpec;
-        	declarator= addInitializer(lie);
+        	declSpec= lie.fDeclSpec;
+        	declarator= lie.fDeclarator;
         } finally {
         	fPreventKnrCheck--;
         }