diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/CodeReader.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/CodeReader.java
index 44b8d753cdc..c94b39eb9f8 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/CodeReader.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/core/parser/CodeReader.java
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@ public class CodeReader {
 			stream.close();
 		}
 	}
+	
+	public CodeReader( String filename, InputStream stream ) throws IOException
+	{
+		this( filename, SYSTEM_DEFAULT_ENCODING, stream );
+	}
+	
 	public CodeReader( String fileName, String charSet, InputStream stream ) throws IOException {
 	    filename = fileName.toCharArray();