diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml
index 82e4838757e..99e03ed0e89 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/plugin.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
          <adapter type="org.eclipse.ui.IActionFilter"/>
       </factory>
       <factory
-            adaptableType="org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.ITextEditor"
+            adaptableType="org.eclipse.cdt.internal.ui.editor.CEditor"
             class="org.eclipse.cdt.internal.ui.dnd.TextEditorDropAdapter$Factory">
          <adapter type="org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.ITextEditorDropTargetListener"/>
       </factory>
@@ -1604,4 +1604,4 @@
           viewerId="org.eclipse.ui.navigator.ProjectExplorer"/>
  </extension>
 
-</plugin>
\ No newline at end of file
+</plugin>