diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/semantics/CPPVisitor.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/semantics/CPPVisitor.java
index f483a0c25c8..2e62f688e45 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/semantics/CPPVisitor.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/semantics/CPPVisitor.java
@@ -953,10 +953,10 @@ public class CPPVisitor {
 				IASTExpression owner = fieldReference.getFieldOwner();
 				IType type = getExpressionType(owner);
 				if (fieldReference.isPointerDereference()) {
-					type= getUltimateTypeUptoPointers(type);
 					// bug 205964: as long as the type is a class type, recurse. 
 					// Be defensive and allow a max of 10 levels.
 					for (int j = 0; j < 10; j++) {
+						type= getUltimateTypeUptoPointers(type);
 						if (type instanceof ICPPClassType) {
 							ICPPFunction op = CPPSemantics.findOperator(fieldReference, (ICPPClassType) type);
 							if (op != null) {