diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
index ef72d5ccc85..67b4639865e 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2002-11-01  Benjamin Kosnik  <bkoz@redhat.com>
+
+	PR libstdc++/8172
+	* src/string-inst.cc: Add instantiation.
+
 2002-11-01  Benjamin Kosnik  <bkoz@redhat.com>
 
 	PR libstdc++/7926
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/src/string-inst.cc b/libstdc++-v3/src/string-inst.cc
index e812aa0cfc2..3fcaf5132e7 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/src/string-inst.cc
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/src/string-inst.cc
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
 // As a special exception, you may use this file as part of a free software
 // library without restriction.  Specifically, if other files instantiate
 // templates or use macros or inline functions from this file, or you compile
-// this file and link it with other files to produce an executable, this// file does not by itself cause the resulting executable to be covered by
+// this file and link it with other files to produce an executable, this
+// file does not by itself cause the resulting executable to be covered by
 // the GNU General Public License.  This exception does not however
 // invalidate any other reasons why the executable file might be covered by
 // the GNU General Public License.
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ namespace std
   template class basic_string<C>;
   template S operator+(const C*, const S&);
   template S operator+(C, const S&);
+  template S operator+(const S&, const S&);
 } // namespace std
 
 namespace __gnu_cxx