diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/ui/TargetBuild.java b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/ui/TargetBuild.java
index ebff0d85cb8..7696493f983 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/ui/TargetBuild.java
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/ui/TargetBuild.java
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ public class TargetBuild {
 	}
 
 	static public void buildTargets(Shell shell, final IMakeTarget[] targets) {
+		saveAllResources(targets);
 		if (MakeTargetsPreferencePage.isBuildTargetInBackground()) {
 			new Job(MakeUIPlugin.getResourceString("TargetBuild.backgroundTask.name")) { //$NON-NLS-1$