diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/BinaryContainer.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/BinaryContainer.java
index b5a990423a1..5ad08b7f9a8 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/BinaryContainer.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/BinaryContainer.java
@@ -27,8 +27,15 @@ public class BinaryContainer extends Openable implements IBinaryContainer {
 		super (cProject, null, CCorePlugin.getResourceString("CoreModel.BinaryContainer.Binaries"), ICElement.C_VCONTAINER); //$NON-NLS-1$
 	}
 
+	synchronized void sync() {
+		BinaryRunner runner = CModelManager.getDefault().getBinaryRunner(getCProject());
+		if (runner != null) {
+			runner.waitIfRunning();
+		}
+	}
+
 	public IBinary[] getBinaries() throws CModelException {
-		((BinaryContainerInfo)getElementInfo()).sync();
+		sync();
 		ICElement[] e = getChildren();
 		ArrayList list = new ArrayList(e.length);
 		for (int i = 0; i < e.length; i++) {
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/BinaryContainerInfo.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/BinaryContainerInfo.java
index 8ab2c9b3949..cf3a74d2fcd 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/BinaryContainerInfo.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/model/BinaryContainerInfo.java
@@ -25,13 +25,6 @@ public class BinaryContainerInfo extends OpenableInfo {
 		super(element);
 	}
 
-	synchronized void sync() {
-		BinaryRunner runner = CModelManager.getDefault().getBinaryRunner(getElement().getCProject());
-		if (runner != null) {
-			runner.waitIfRunning();
-		}
-	}
-
 	/* (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.model.CElementInfo#addChild(org.eclipse.cdt.core.model.ICElement)
 	 */