diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2Tests.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2Tests.java
index 141f6111c4f..19e496add9f 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2Tests.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.tests/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/tests/ast2/AST2Tests.java
@@ -4765,4 +4765,34 @@ public class AST2Tests extends AST2BaseTest {
     	parseAndCheckBindings(code, ParserLanguage.C, true);
     	parseAndCheckBindings(code, ParserLanguage.CPP, true);
     }
+    
+    //    typedef void VOID;
+    //    VOID func(VOID) {
+    //    }
+    public void testTypedefVoid_Bug221567() throws Exception {
+    	final boolean[] isCpps= {false, true};
+    	String code= getAboveComment();
+    	for (boolean isCpp : isCpps) {
+    		BindingAssertionHelper ba= new BindingAssertionHelper(getAboveComment(), isCpp);
+    		ITypedef td= ba.assertNonProblem("VOID;", 4, ITypedef.class);
+    		IBinding ref= ba.assertNonProblem("VOID)", 4);
+    		assertSame(td, ref);
+    		
+    		IFunction func= ba.assertNonProblem("func", 4, IFunction.class);
+    		IFunctionType ft= func.getType();
+    		IType rt= ft.getReturnType();
+    		IType[] pts= ft.getParameterTypes();
+    		assertEquals(1, pts.length);
+			IType pt = pts[0];
+			assertInstance(rt, ITypedef.class);
+			assertInstance(pt, ITypedef.class);
+			rt= ((ITypedef)rt).getType();
+			pt= ((ITypedef)pt).getType();
+
+			assertTrue(rt instanceof IBasicType);
+    		assertEquals(IBasicType.t_void, ((IBasicType)rt).getType());
+    		assertTrue(pt instanceof IBasicType);
+    		assertEquals(IBasicType.t_void, ((IBasicType)pt).getType());
+    	}
+    }
 }
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/c/GNUCSourceParser.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/c/GNUCSourceParser.java
index 3e02d134f03..af6e7ab22fb 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/c/GNUCSourceParser.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/c/GNUCSourceParser.java
@@ -2208,7 +2208,8 @@ public class GNUCSourceParser extends AbstractGNUSourceCodeParser {
 
             // if the next token is a tSEMI then the declaration was a regular
             // declaration statement i.e. int f(type_def);
-            if (LT(1) == IToken.tSEMI) {
+            final int lt1= LT(1);
+            if (lt1 == IToken.tSEMI || lt1 == IToken.tLBRACE) {
                 backup(mark);
                 return 0;
             }