diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/GNUCPPSourceParser.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/GNUCPPSourceParser.java
index 82a767c2273..c85bad81c44 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/GNUCPPSourceParser.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/parser/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/dom/parser/cpp/GNUCPPSourceParser.java
@@ -1106,7 +1106,6 @@ private ICPPASTExpression expression(final ExprKind kind, final BinaryExprCtx ct
 				break;
 			case IToken.tEQUAL:
 			case IToken.tNOTEQUAL:
-			case IToken.tTHREEWAYCOMPARISON:
 				lastOperator = new BinaryOperator(lastOperator, expr, lt1, 80, 81);
 				break;
 			case IToken.tGT:
@@ -1122,6 +1121,9 @@ private ICPPASTExpression expression(final ExprKind kind, final BinaryExprCtx ct
 			case IGCCToken.tMIN:
 				lastOperator = new BinaryOperator(lastOperator, expr, lt1, 90, 91);
 				break;
+			case IToken.tTHREEWAYCOMPARISON:
+				lastOperator = new BinaryOperator(lastOperator, expr, lt1, 95, 96);
+				break;
 			case IToken.tGT_in_SHIFTR:
 				if (ctx == BinaryExprCtx.eInTemplateID) {
 					doneExpression = true;