diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/c/CFunction.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/c/CFunction.java
index 39de8357978..6fa543f19c0 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/c/CFunction.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/c/CFunction.java
@@ -255,7 +255,6 @@ public class CFunction implements IFunction, ICInternalFunction {
 
     
     protected void updateParameterBindings( IASTFunctionDeclarator fdtor ){
-        CParameter temp = null;
         IParameter [] params = getParameters();
         if( fdtor instanceof IASTStandardFunctionDeclarator ){
         	IASTParameterDeclaration [] nps = ((IASTStandardFunctionDeclarator)fdtor).getParameters();
@@ -263,9 +262,9 @@ public class CFunction implements IFunction, ICInternalFunction {
         	    return; 
         	for( int i = 0; i < nps.length; i++ ){
         		IASTName name = nps[i].getDeclarator().getName();
-        		temp = (CParameter) params[i];
-        		name.setBinding( temp );
-        		temp.addDeclaration( name );
+        		name.setBinding( params[i] );
+        		if( params[i] instanceof CParameter )
+        			((CParameter)params[i]).addDeclaration( name );
         	}
         } else {
             IASTName [] ns = ((ICASTKnRFunctionDeclarator)fdtor).getParameterNames();
@@ -274,12 +273,12 @@ public class CFunction implements IFunction, ICInternalFunction {
             
             for( int i = 0; i < params.length; i++ ){
             	IASTName name = ns[i];
-            	temp = (CParameter) params[i];
-            	name.setBinding( temp );
+            	name.setBinding( params[i] );
             	IASTDeclarator dtor = CVisitor.getKnRParameterDeclarator( (ICASTKnRFunctionDeclarator) fdtor, name );
     			if( dtor != null ){
-    			    dtor.getName().setBinding( temp );
-    			    temp.addDeclaration( dtor.getName() );
+    			    dtor.getName().setBinding( params[i] );
+    			    if( params[i] instanceof CParameter )
+    			    	((CParameter)params[i]).addDeclaration( dtor.getName() );
     			}
         	}
         }
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 8f5f17cb01b..93d73162529 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
@@ -839,8 +839,11 @@ public class CVisitor {
         if( parent instanceof IASTParameterDeclaration || parent.getPropertyInParent() == ICASTKnRFunctionDeclarator.FUNCTION_PARAMETER ){
 		    IASTFunctionDeclarator fdtor = (IASTFunctionDeclarator) parent.getParent();
 		    IBinding temp = fdtor.getName().resolveBinding();
-		    if( temp != null && temp instanceof IFunction ){
+		    if( temp != null && temp instanceof CFunction ){
 		        binding = ((CFunction) temp).resolveParameter( name );
+		    } else if( temp instanceof IFunction ){
+		    	 //problems with the function, still create binding for the parameter
+			    binding = new CParameter( name );
 		    }
 		    try {
 				if( scope != null && scope.getPhysicalNode() instanceof IASTTranslationUnit ){
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPSemantics.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPSemantics.java
index 94c315192b5..efd5680d14b 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPSemantics.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPSemantics.java
@@ -2384,8 +2384,11 @@ public class CPPSemantics {
 				return CPPVisitor.createType( dtor );
 			} else if( prop == IASTInitializerExpression.INITIALIZER_EXPRESSION ){
                 IASTInitializerExpression initExp = (IASTInitializerExpression) node.getParent();
-                IASTDeclarator dtor = (IASTDeclarator) initExp.getParent();
-                return CPPVisitor.createType( dtor );
+                if( initExp.getParent() instanceof IASTDeclarator ){
+	                IASTDeclarator dtor = (IASTDeclarator) initExp.getParent();
+	                return CPPVisitor.createType( dtor );
+                }
+                return null;
             }
             //target is the left side of an assignment
             else if( prop == IASTBinaryExpression.OPERAND_TWO &&