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 8c9c22e2ba9..40680e75a5c 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
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ public class CApplicationLaunchShortcut implements ILaunchShortcut {
 	 * Method getCLaunchConfigType.
 	 * @return ILaunchConfigurationType
 	 */
-	private ILaunchConfigurationType getCLaunchConfigType() {
+	protected ILaunchConfigurationType getCLaunchConfigType() {
 		return getLaunchManager().getLaunchConfigurationType(ICDTLaunchConfigurationConstants.ID_LAUNCH_C_APP);
 	}