diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
index e02707b2a42..721b0f267b6 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2003-02-11  Scott Snyder  <snyder@fnal.gov>
+
+	PR libstdc++/9659
+	* include/bits/fstream.tcc (seekoff): Avoid operator+
+	for pos_type.
+
 2003-02-11  Paolo Carlini  <pcarlini@unitus.it>
 
 	PR libstdc++/9320
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/fstream.tcc b/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/fstream.tcc
index abc7310e32d..8f156040fe0 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/fstream.tcc
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/fstream.tcc
@@ -456,9 +456,12 @@ namespace std
 	      pos_type __tmp =
 		_M_file.seekoff(__off, ios_base::cur, __mode);
 	      if (__tmp >= 0)
-		// Seek successful.
-		__ret = __tmp +
-		  std::max(this->_M_out_cur, this->_M_in_cur) - _M_filepos;
+		{
+		  // Seek successful.
+		  __ret = __tmp;
+		  __ret +=
+		    std::max(this->_M_out_cur, this->_M_in_cur) - _M_filepos;
+		}
 	    }
 	}
       _M_last_overflowed = false;