diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/wizards/classwizard/NewClassWizardUtil.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/wizards/classwizard/NewClassWizardUtil.java
index f38b0ae2bb4..2885428c69d 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/wizards/classwizard/NewClassWizardUtil.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/wizards/classwizard/NewClassWizardUtil.java
@@ -194,8 +194,8 @@ public class NewClassWizardUtil {
                     IResource resource = (IResource) adaptable.getAdapter(IResource.class);
                     if (resource != null && resource.getType() != IResource.ROOT) {
                         while (celem == null && resource.getType() != IResource.PROJECT) {
-                            resource = resource.getParent();
                             celem = (ICElement) resource.getAdapter(ICElement.class);
+                            resource = resource.getParent();
                         }
                         if (celem == null) {
                             celem = CoreModel.getDefault().create(resource); // c project
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/wizards/filewizard/AbstractFileCreationWizardPage.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/wizards/filewizard/AbstractFileCreationWizardPage.java
index 8ee475dbf19..20adff2a821 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/wizards/filewizard/AbstractFileCreationWizardPage.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.ui/src/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/ui/wizards/filewizard/AbstractFileCreationWizardPage.java
@@ -302,8 +302,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractFileCreationWizardPage extends NewElementWizardPag
     				IResource resource = (IResource) adaptable.getAdapter(IResource.class);
     				if (resource != null && resource.getType() != IResource.ROOT) {
     					while (celem == null && resource.getType() != IResource.PROJECT) {
-    						resource = resource.getParent();
     						celem = (ICElement) resource.getAdapter(ICElement.class);
+    						resource = resource.getParent();
     					}
     					if (celem == null) {
     						celem = CoreModel.getDefault().create(resource); // c project