diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPNamespace.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPNamespace.java
index 2557fb7c252..ec3eaf6b558 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPNamespace.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/CPPNamespace.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public class CPPNamespace implements ICPPNamespace, ICPPInternalBinding {
 	public CPPNamespace( ICPPASTNamespaceDefinition nsDef ){
 	    findAllDefinitions( nsDef );
 	    if( namespaceDefinitions.length == 0 ){
-	    	namespaceDefinitions = (IASTName[]) ArrayUtil.append( IASTName.class, namespaceDefinitions, nsDef.getName() );
+	    	namespaceDefinitions = new IASTName[] { nsDef.getName() };
 	    }
 	}