diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.application/scripts/cdtdebug.sh b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.application/scripts/cdtdebug.sh
index 0a982082cf6..907f75770a3 100755
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.application/scripts/cdtdebug.sh
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.application/scripts/cdtdebug.sh
@@ -100,5 +100,6 @@ esac
 # Run eclipse with the Stand-alone Debugger product specified
 "$ECLIPSE_EXEC" -clean \
   -product org.eclipse.cdt.debug.application.product \
+  -application org.eclipse.cdt.debug.application.app \
   -data "$HOME/workspace-cdtdebug" \
   "${options[@]}"