diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/core/PluginResources.properties b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/core/PluginResources.properties
index 993537dd6e2..d527c887cf8 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/core/PluginResources.properties
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/core/PluginResources.properties
@@ -12,3 +12,5 @@ MakeTargetManager.add_temporary_target=Cannot add temporart Target to manager.
 MakeTargetManager.target_exists=Target exists
 MakeTargetManager.failed_initializing_targets=Failed initializing build targets
 MakeTargetManager.error_writing_file=Error writing target file
+
+ProjectTargets.error_reading_project_targets=Error reading project targets.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/internal/core/ProjectTargets.java b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/internal/core/ProjectTargets.java
index 3baa405bb79..cf16d30e028 100644
--- a/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/internal/core/ProjectTargets.java
+++ b/build/org.eclipse.cdt.make.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/make/internal/core/ProjectTargets.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class ProjectTargets {
 			document = parser.parse(input);
 		} catch (Exception e) {
 			throw new CoreException(
-				new Status(IStatus.ERROR, MakeCorePlugin.getUniqueIdentifier(), -1, "Error reading project targets.", e));
+				new Status(IStatus.ERROR, MakeCorePlugin.getUniqueIdentifier(), -1, MakeCorePlugin.getResourceString("ProjectTargets.error_reading_project_targets"), e)); //$NON-NLS-1$
 		}
 		Node node = document.getFirstChild();
 		if (node.getNodeName().equals(BUILD_TARGET_ELEMENT)) {