diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/index/tests/IndexUpdateTests.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/index/tests/IndexUpdateTests.java
index a58b6da1961..1c695bfdfa5 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/index/tests/IndexUpdateTests.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/index/tests/IndexUpdateTests.java
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ public class IndexUpdateTests extends IndexTestBase {
 		fIndex.acquireReadLock();
 		try {
 			final char[] nchars = name.toCharArray();
-			final String refType = name + " &";
+			final String refType = name + "&";
 			final String constRefType = "const " + refType;
 			IIndexBinding[] ctors= fIndex.findBindings(new char[][]{nchars, nchars}, IndexFilter.ALL_DECLARED_OR_IMPLICIT, NPM);