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 7a76a99536e..d092f6dfb71 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
@@ -7017,4 +7017,15 @@ public class AST2Tests extends AST2BaseTest {
 		parseAndCheckBindings(code, ParserLanguage.C);
 		parseAndCheckBindings(code, ParserLanguage.CPP);
 	}
+	
+	// void f1(const int* p);
+	// void f2(const int* p) {}
+	public void testDroppingOfStorageDecl_293322() throws Exception {
+		final String code = getAboveComment();
+		BindingAssertionHelper bh= new BindingAssertionHelper(code, false);
+		IFunction f= bh.assertNonProblem("f1", 2);
+		assertEquals("const int *", ASTTypeUtil.getType(f.getParameters()[0].getType()));
+		f= bh.assertNonProblem("f2", 2);
+		assertEquals("const int *", ASTTypeUtil.getType(f.getParameters()[0].getType()));
+	}
 }
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/c/CVisitor.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/c/CVisitor.java
index ffd03b364d6..ae81f8d85b3 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/c/CVisitor.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/c/CVisitor.java
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTStatement;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTTranslationUnit;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IASTTypeId;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IArrayType;
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IBasicType;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IBinding;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.ICompositeType;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.dom.ast.IEnumeration;
@@ -651,7 +652,7 @@ public class CVisitor extends ASTQueries {
 		} catch (DOMException e) {
 		}
 
-		return new CBasicType(Kind.eInt, CBasicType.IS_UNSIGNED | CBasicType.IS_LONG, expr);
+		return new CBasicType(Kind.eInt, IBasicType.IS_UNSIGNED | IBasicType.IS_LONG, expr);
 	}
     
 	static IType getSize_T(IASTExpression expr) {
@@ -663,7 +664,7 @@ public class CVisitor extends ASTQueries {
 			}
 		} catch (DOMException e) {
 		}
-		return new CBasicType(Kind.eInt, CBasicType.IS_LONG | CBasicType.IS_UNSIGNED);
+		return new CBasicType(Kind.eInt, IBasicType.IS_LONG | IBasicType.IS_UNSIGNED);
 	}
 
 	static IType unwrapTypedefs(IType type) {
@@ -1259,16 +1260,7 @@ public class CVisitor extends ASTQueries {
 	
 		boolean isParameter = (node instanceof IASTParameterDeclaration || node.getParent() instanceof ICASTKnRFunctionDeclarator); 
 		
-		IType type = null;
-		
-		//C99 6.7.5.3-12 The storage class specifier for a parameter declaration is ignored unless the declared parameter is one of the 
-		//members of the parameter type list for a function definition.
-		if (isParameter && node.getParent().getParent() instanceof IASTFunctionDefinition) {
-		    type = createBaseType(declSpec);
-		} else {
-		    type = createType((ICASTDeclSpecifier) declSpec);
-		}
-		
+		IType type = createType((ICASTDeclSpecifier) declSpec);
 		type = createType(type, declarator);