diff --git a/gcc/ChangeLog b/gcc/ChangeLog
index 22bfb29e876..a4805c3c75e 100644
--- a/gcc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2003-09-26  Per Bothner  <pbothner@apple.com>
+
+	* dbxout.c (dbxout_typedefs):  Output typedefs in forward order.
+	No longer any need to reverse by recursion.
+
 2003-09-26  Roger Sayle  <roger@eyesopen.com>
 	    Richard Henderson  <rth@redhat.com>
 
diff --git a/gcc/dbxout.c b/gcc/dbxout.c
index e4c797894c0..7932701cf0a 100644
--- a/gcc/dbxout.c
+++ b/gcc/dbxout.c
@@ -542,15 +542,13 @@ dbxout_init (const char *input_file_name)
   dbxout_typedefs (syms);
 }
 
-/* Output any typedef names for types described by TYPE_DECLs in SYMS,
-   in the reverse order from that which is found in SYMS.  */
+/* Output any typedef names for types described by TYPE_DECLs in SYMS. */
 
 static void
 dbxout_typedefs (tree syms)
 {
-  if (syms)
+  for (; syms != NULL_TREE; syms = TREE_CHAIN (syms))
     {
-      dbxout_typedefs (TREE_CHAIN (syms));
       if (TREE_CODE (syms) == TYPE_DECL)
 	{
 	  tree type = TREE_TYPE (syms);