diff --git a/ui/org.eclipse.pde.ui/src/org/eclipse/pde/internal/ui/wizards/exports/PluginExportWizardPage.java b/ui/org.eclipse.pde.ui/src/org/eclipse/pde/internal/ui/wizards/exports/PluginExportWizardPage.java
index 3927a6bba9..6c9a84008f 100644
--- a/ui/org.eclipse.pde.ui/src/org/eclipse/pde/internal/ui/wizards/exports/PluginExportWizardPage.java
+++ b/ui/org.eclipse.pde.ui/src/org/eclipse/pde/internal/ui/wizards/exports/PluginExportWizardPage.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.pde.internal.core.ICoreConstants;
 import org.eclipse.pde.internal.core.PDECore;
 import org.eclipse.pde.internal.core.WorkspaceModelManager;
+import org.eclipse.pde.internal.core.bnd.BndProjectManager;
 import org.eclipse.pde.internal.ui.IHelpContextIds;
 import org.eclipse.pde.internal.ui.PDEUIMessages;
 import org.eclipse.pde.internal.ui.util.PersistablePluginObject;
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ public Object[] getListElements() {
 			if (!WorkspaceModelManager.isBinaryProject(projects[i]) && WorkspaceModelManager.isPluginProject(projects[i])) {
 				IModel model = PluginRegistry.findModel(projects[i]);
 				if (model != null && isValidModel(model) && (hasBuildProperties((IPluginModelBase) model)
-						|| hasPdeBndDescriptor((IPluginModelBase) model))) {
+						|| hasPdeBndDescriptor(projects[i]))) {
 					result.add(model);
 				}
 			}
@@ -72,13 +73,12 @@ private boolean hasBuildProperties(IPluginModelBase model) {
 		return file.exists();
 	}
 
-	private boolean hasPdeBndDescriptor(IPluginModelBase model) {
-		File bin = new File(model.getInstallLocation());
-		if (bin.exists()) {
-			File file = new File(bin.getParent(), ICoreConstants.BND_FILENAME_DESCRIPTOR);
-			return file.exists();
+	private boolean hasPdeBndDescriptor(IProject project) {
+		try {
+			return !BndProjectManager.getBndProject(project).isEmpty();
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			return false;
 		}
-		return false;
 
 	}