diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/SharedLibraryManager.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/SharedLibraryManager.java
index 5322232ee8f..4173c5ad982 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/SharedLibraryManager.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/cdi/SharedLibraryManager.java
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ public class SharedLibraryManager extends SessionObject implements ICDISharedLib
 			} catch (MIException e) {
 				throw new MI2CDIException(e);
 			}
+			((SharedLibrary)libs[i]).getMIShared().setSymbolsRead(true);
 			mi.fireEvent(new MISharedLibChangedEvent(libs[i].getFileName()));
 		}
 	}