diff --git a/gcc/cp/ChangeLog b/gcc/cp/ChangeLog
index 7809c0a286c..37f32279a82 100644
--- a/gcc/cp/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/cp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2001-04-18  John David Anglin  <dave@hiauly1.hia.nrc.ca>
+
+	* semantics.c (simplify_aggr_init_exprs_r): Don't restore
+	flag_access_control from uninitialized storage.
+
 2001-04-15  Mark Mitchell  <mark@codesourcery.com>
 
 	* cp-tree.h (TYPE_PTRMEM_CLASS_TYPE): Improve documentation.
diff --git a/gcc/cp/semantics.c b/gcc/cp/semantics.c
index a6e13ec0f78..87dd778450c 100644
--- a/gcc/cp/semantics.c
+++ b/gcc/cp/semantics.c
@@ -2298,7 +2298,7 @@ simplify_aggr_init_exprs_r (tp, walk_subtrees, data)
 #ifdef PCC_STATIC_STRUCT_RETURN  
   if (!AGGR_INIT_VIA_CTOR_P (aggr_init_expr) && aggregate_value_p (type))
     {
-      int old_ac;
+      int old_ac = flag_access_control;
 
       flag_access_control = 0;
       call_expr = build_aggr_init (slot, call_expr, LOOKUP_ONLYCONVERTING);