diff --git a/launch/org.eclipse.cdt.launch/src/org/eclipse/cdt/launch/internal/CApplicationLaunchShortcut.java b/launch/org.eclipse.cdt.launch/src/org/eclipse/cdt/launch/internal/CApplicationLaunchShortcut.java
index 35c06957b82..30b272f9a30 100644
--- a/launch/org.eclipse.cdt.launch/src/org/eclipse/cdt/launch/internal/CApplicationLaunchShortcut.java
+++ b/launch/org.eclipse.cdt.launch/src/org/eclipse/cdt/launch/internal/CApplicationLaunchShortcut.java
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ public class CApplicationLaunchShortcut implements ILaunchShortcut {
 			wc.setAttribute(ICDTLaunchConfigurationConstants.ATTR_PROJECT_NAME, bin.getCProject().getElementName());
 			wc.setAttribute(IDebugUIConstants.ATTR_TARGET_DEBUG_PERSPECTIVE, IDebugUIConstants.PERSPECTIVE_DEFAULT);
 			wc.setAttribute(IDebugUIConstants.ATTR_TARGET_RUN_PERSPECTIVE, IDebugUIConstants.PERSPECTIVE_DEFAULT);
-			wc.getAttribute(ICDTLaunchConfigurationConstants.ATTR_WORKING_DIRECTORY, (String) null);
+			wc.setAttribute(ICDTLaunchConfigurationConstants.ATTR_WORKING_DIRECTORY, (String) null);
 			wc.setAttribute(ICDTLaunchConfigurationConstants.ATTR_DEBUGGER_STOP_AT_MAIN, true);
 			wc.setAttribute(
 				ICDTLaunchConfigurationConstants.ATTR_DEBUGGER_START_MODE,