diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/PDOMPointerType.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/PDOMPointerType.java
index 259ffbd48d2..8f2ec982163 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/PDOMPointerType.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/PDOMPointerType.java
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException;
 public class PDOMPointerType extends PDOMNode implements IPointerType,
 		ITypeContainer {
 
-	private static final int FLAGS = PDOMNode.RECORD_SIZE + 1;
-	private static final int TYPE = PDOMNode.RECORD_SIZE + 4;
+	private static final int FLAGS = PDOMNode.RECORD_SIZE + 0;	// byte
+	private static final int TYPE = PDOMNode.RECORD_SIZE + 1;
 	
 	private static final int RECORD_SIZE = PDOMNode.RECORD_SIZE + 5;
 	
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/PDOMQualifierType.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/PDOMQualifierType.java
index f203025accd..8fb94fff4cd 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/PDOMQualifierType.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/PDOMQualifierType.java
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException;
 public class PDOMQualifierType extends PDOMNode implements IQualifierType,
 		ITypeContainer {
 
-	private static final int FLAGS = PDOMNode.RECORD_SIZE + 1;
-	private static final int TYPE = PDOMNode.RECORD_SIZE + 4;
+	private static final int FLAGS = PDOMNode.RECORD_SIZE;
+	private static final int TYPE = PDOMNode.RECORD_SIZE + 1;
 	
 	private static final int RECORD_SIZE = PDOMNode.RECORD_SIZE + 5;
 	
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPVariable.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPVariable.java
index 7761707a328..35ff906be71 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPVariable.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/pdom/dom/cpp/PDOMCPPVariable.java
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class PDOMCPPVariable extends PDOMCPPBinding implements ICPPVariable {
 	 * Offset of annotation information (relative to the beginning of the
 	 * record).
 	 */
-	private static final int ANNOTATIONS = PDOMBinding.RECORD_SIZE + 1;
+	private static final int ANNOTATIONS = PDOMBinding.RECORD_SIZE + 4; // byte
 	
 	/**
 	 * The size in bytes of a PDOMCPPVariable record in the database.