diff --git a/gcc/ChangeLog b/gcc/ChangeLog
index 1f1944faee0..c3cf0cb99b2 100644
--- a/gcc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Mon Apr 26 01:30:59 1999 Donn Terry <donn@interix.com>
+
+	* expr.c (expand_assignment): Improve test for pointer type.
+
 Mon Apr 26 00:26:18 1999  Richard Henderson  <rth@cygnus.com>
 
 	* alpha.c (print_operand_address): Account for the subreg word.
diff --git a/gcc/expr.c b/gcc/expr.c
index 5b6b2a7dab3..553117bc8ba 100644
--- a/gcc/expr.c
+++ b/gcc/expr.c
@@ -3395,8 +3395,8 @@ expand_assignment (to, from, want_value, suggest_reg)
       else
 	{
 #ifdef POINTERS_EXTEND_UNSIGNED
-	  if (TREE_CODE (to) == REFERENCE_TYPE
-	     || TREE_CODE (to) == POINTER_TYPE)
+	  if (TREE_CODE (TREE_TYPE (to)) == REFERENCE_TYPE
+	     || TREE_CODE (TREE_TYPE (to)) == POINTER_TYPE)
 	    value = convert_memory_address (GET_MODE (to_rtx), value);
 #endif
 	  emit_move_insn (to_rtx, value);