diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/ChangeLog b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/ChangeLog
index 9d648f10e51..53cfe276600 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/ChangeLog
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2004-09-03 Alain Magloire
+
+	Provide the extension for the Core Plugin Preference Initializer.
+	* plugin.xml
+
 2004-09-03 Alain Magloire
 
 	Add the BinaryModule to the info.
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/plugin.xml b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/plugin.xml
index 9051ccfd4d1..6e02a4f0483 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/plugin.xml
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/plugin.xml
@@ -439,4 +439,11 @@
       </super>
    </extension>
 
+<!-- =================================================================================== -->
+<!-- Initialize the preference for the Core Plugin                                       -->
+<!-- =================================================================================== -->
+   <extension point="org.eclipse.core.runtime.preferences">
+      <initializer class="org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.CCorePreferenceInitializer"/>
+   </extension>
+
 </plugin>