diff --git a/gcc/java/ChangeLog b/gcc/java/ChangeLog
index 66849c3905b..7406aeb76e1 100644
--- a/gcc/java/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/java/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+1999-12-15  Anthony Green  <green@cygnus.com>
+
+	* check-init.c (check_init): Take into account both types of
+        `throw's when checking for uninitialized variables.
+
 Fri Dec 10 16:13:48 1999  Alexandre Petit-Bianco  <apbianco@cygnus.com>
 
 	* parse.h (EXPR_WFL_QUALIFICATION): Temporary uses the third
diff --git a/gcc/java/check-init.c b/gcc/java/check-init.c
index dbecde9c618..dca49ce3814 100644
--- a/gcc/java/check-init.c
+++ b/gcc/java/check-init.c
@@ -674,7 +674,8 @@ check_init (exp, before)
 
 	for ( ;  x != NULL_TREE;  x = TREE_CHAIN (x))
 	  check_init (TREE_VALUE (x), before);
-	if (func == throw_node)
+	if (func == throw_node[0]
+	    || func == throw_node[1])
 	  goto never_continues;
       }
       break;