diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
index c7065519aac..33b228e56d2 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2005-02-22  Richard Henderson  <rth@redhat.com>
+
+	PR libstdc++/20091
+	* libsupc++/eh_catch.cc (__cxa_begin_catch): Don't special case
+	decrement of uncaughtExceptions for rethrow.
+
 2005-02-22  Paolo Carlini  <pcarlini@suse.de>
 
 	* include/tr1/functional: Fix License to GPL with exception.
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/libsupc++/eh_catch.cc b/libstdc++-v3/libsupc++/eh_catch.cc
index 88060d9f9cd..ba4b7d75f48 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/libsupc++/eh_catch.cc
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/libsupc++/eh_catch.cc
@@ -70,15 +70,14 @@ __cxxabiv1::__cxa_begin_catch (void *exc_obj_in) throw()
     }
 
   int count = header->handlerCount;
+  // Count is less than zero if this exception was rethrown from an
+  // immediately enclosing region.
   if (count < 0)
-    // This exception was rethrown from an immediately enclosing region.
     count = -count + 1;
   else
-    {
-      count += 1;
-      globals->uncaughtExceptions -= 1;
-    }
+    count += 1;
   header->handlerCount = count;
+  globals->uncaughtExceptions -= 1;
 
   if (header != prev)
     {