diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
index fa984ec3da5..d12310170fe 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2007-08-07  Jim Blandy  <jimb@codesourcery.com>
+
+	* src/Makefile.am (libstdc++-symbol.ver): Make
+	sure the build tree copy of libstdc++-symbol.ver is writeable.
+	* src/Makefile.in: Regenerated.
+
 2007-08-02  Paolo Carlini  <pcarlini@suse.de>
 
 	DR 660, [Ready] in Toronto.
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/src/Makefile.am b/libstdc++-v3/src/Makefile.am
index 47f8ceea2c5..818735a73ef 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/src/Makefile.am
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ if ENABLE_SYMVERS
 libstdc++-symbols.ver:  ${glibcxx_srcdir}/$(SYMVER_FILE) \
 		$(port_specific_symbol_files)
 	cp ${glibcxx_srcdir}/$(SYMVER_FILE) ./libstdc++-symbols.ver
+	chmod +w ./libstdc++-symbols.ver
 	if test "x$(port_specific_symbol_files)" != x; then \
 	  if grep '^# Appended to version file.' \
 	       $(port_specific_symbol_files) /dev/null > /dev/null 2>&1; then \
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/src/Makefile.in b/libstdc++-v3/src/Makefile.in
index d2428328b06..49ea3b3b273 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/src/Makefile.in
@@ -723,6 +723,7 @@ uninstall-am: uninstall-info-am uninstall-toolexeclibLTLIBRARIES
 @ENABLE_SYMVERS_TRUE@libstdc++-symbols.ver:  ${glibcxx_srcdir}/$(SYMVER_FILE) \
 @ENABLE_SYMVERS_TRUE@		$(port_specific_symbol_files)
 @ENABLE_SYMVERS_TRUE@	cp ${glibcxx_srcdir}/$(SYMVER_FILE) ./libstdc++-symbols.ver
+@ENABLE_SYMVERS_TRUE@	chmod +w ./libstdc++-symbols.ver
 @ENABLE_SYMVERS_TRUE@	if test "x$(port_specific_symbol_files)" != x; then \
 @ENABLE_SYMVERS_TRUE@	  if grep '^# Appended to version file.' \
 @ENABLE_SYMVERS_TRUE@	       $(port_specific_symbol_files) /dev/null > /dev/null 2>&1; then \