diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/search/PDOMSearchTextSelectionQuery.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/search/PDOMSearchTextSelectionQuery.java
index 049400e3d8f..4cd34574581 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/search/PDOMSearchTextSelectionQuery.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/search/PDOMSearchTextSelectionQuery.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class PDOMSearchTextSelectionQuery extends PDOMSearchQuery {
 					if (searchName != null) {
 						label= searchName.toString();
 						IBinding binding= searchName.resolveBinding();
-						if (binding instanceof IProblemBinding == false) {
+						if (!(binding instanceof IProblemBinding)) {
 							if (binding != null) {
 								IScope scope= null;
 								try {