diff --git a/gcc/cp/ChangeLog b/gcc/cp/ChangeLog
index b6aef432de7..57a6f158e44 100644
--- a/gcc/cp/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/cp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2003-01-04  Mark Mitchell  <mark@codesourcery.com>
+
+	* method.c (use_thunk): Disable access control while building the
+	body of the thunk.
+
 2003-01-03  Nathanael Nerode  <neroden@gcc.gnu.org>
 
 	* cvt.c, decl.c, decl2.c: This is the C++ front end, not the C 
diff --git a/gcc/cp/method.c b/gcc/cp/method.c
index 684f797ce9b..f4960b29c53 100644
--- a/gcc/cp/method.c
+++ b/gcc/cp/method.c
@@ -480,6 +480,7 @@ use_thunk (tree thunk_fndecl, bool emit_p)
 	 doesn't work for varargs.  */
 
       tree a, t;
+      int saved_check_access;
 
       if (varargs_function_p (function))
 	error ("generic thunk code fails for method `%#D' which uses `...'",
@@ -501,8 +502,11 @@ use_thunk (tree thunk_fndecl, bool emit_p)
       start_function (NULL_TREE, thunk_fndecl, NULL_TREE, SF_PRE_PARSED);
       /* We don't bother with a body block for thunks.  */
 
+      /* There's no need to check accessibility inside the thunk body.  */
+      saved_check_access = scope_chain->check_access;
+      scope_chain->check_access = 0;
+
       t = a;
-      
       if (this_adjusting)
 	t = thunk_adjust (t, /*this_adjusting=*/1,
 			  fixed_offset, virtual_offset);
@@ -529,6 +533,9 @@ use_thunk (tree thunk_fndecl, bool emit_p)
       /* But we don't want debugging information about it.  */
       DECL_IGNORED_P (thunk_fndecl) = 1;
 
+      /* Re-enable access control.  */
+      scope_chain->check_access = saved_check_access;
+
       expand_body (finish_function (0));
     }