diff --git a/libjava/ChangeLog b/libjava/ChangeLog
index d52d3228002..8eb616abffe 100644
--- a/libjava/ChangeLog
+++ b/libjava/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2001-11-18  Tom Tromey  <tromey@redhat.com>
 
+	* verify.cc (_Jv_BytecodeVerifier::get_type_val_for_signature):
+	Added `B' case.
+
 	* verify.cc (_Jv_BytecodeVerifier::get_ushort): Use `jint' for
 	temporary values.
 	(_Jv_BytecodeVerifier::get_short): Likewise.
diff --git a/libjava/verify.cc b/libjava/verify.cc
index cc1c5c4fb3d..b0fefc07d9d 100644
--- a/libjava/verify.cc
+++ b/libjava/verify.cc
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@ private:
       case 'Z':
 	rt = boolean_type;
 	break;
+      case 'B':
+	rt = byte_type;
+	break;
       case 'C':
 	rt = char_type;
 	break;