diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
index 8e4c99c280c..efca94e202d 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2013-03-16  Jonathan Wakely  <jwakely.gcc@gmail.com>
+
+	PR libstdc++/56468
+	* libsupc++/exception_ptr.h (type_info): Declare.
+
 2013-03-16  Jonathan Wakely  <jwakely.gcc@gmail.com>
 
 	PR libstdc++/56002
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/libsupc++/exception_ptr.h b/libstdc++-v3/libsupc++/exception_ptr.h
index 7a535f22083..bbf8f85d47b 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/libsupc++/exception_ptr.h
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/libsupc++/exception_ptr.h
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ extern "C++" {
 
 namespace std 
 {
+  class type_info;
+
   /**
    * @addtogroup exceptions
    * @{
@@ -141,7 +143,7 @@ namespace std
       operator==(const exception_ptr&, const exception_ptr&)
 	_GLIBCXX_USE_NOEXCEPT __attribute__ ((__pure__));
 
-      const class type_info*
+      const class std::type_info*
       __cxa_exception_type() const _GLIBCXX_USE_NOEXCEPT
 	__attribute__ ((__pure__));
     };