diff --git a/gcc/ChangeLog b/gcc/ChangeLog
index 345454492b5..e60ae19aa28 100644
--- a/gcc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 Thu Apr 15 20:46:57 1999  Donn Terry (donn@interix.com)
 
+	* except.c (start_catch_hadler): Be sure rtime_address is Pmode
+	if POINTERS_EXTEND_UNSIGNED.
+
 	* except.c (expand_eh_return): Force pointers to proper mode if
 	POINTERS_EXTEND_UNSIGNED.
 
diff --git a/gcc/except.c b/gcc/except.c
index 21d5b8ab9fd..fe139fd85c4 100644
--- a/gcc/except.c
+++ b/gcc/except.c
@@ -1760,6 +1760,9 @@ start_catch_handler (rtime)
       catchstack.top->entry->false_label = gen_exception_label ();
 
       rtime_address = expand_expr (rtime, NULL_RTX, Pmode, EXPAND_INITIALIZER);
+#ifdef POINTERS_EXTEND_UNSIGNED
+      rtime_address = convert_memory_address (Pmode, rtime_address);
+#endif
       rtime_address = force_reg (Pmode, rtime_address);
 
       /* Now issue the call, and branch around handler if needed */