diff --git a/libjava/ChangeLog b/libjava/ChangeLog
index e19e4ef3883..94a1543ef55 100644
--- a/libjava/ChangeLog
+++ b/libjava/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2000-02-09  Tom Tromey  <tromey@cygnus.com>
+
+	* gnu/gcj/convert/natIconv.cc (Input_iconv::finalize): Call
+	iconv_close when handle is not NULL.  Thanks to Andrew Haley.
+	(Output_iconv::finalize): Likewise.
+
 2000-02-08  Tom Tromey  <tromey@cygnus.com>
 
 	* java/util/Properties.java (setProperty): New method.
diff --git a/libjava/gnu/gcj/convert/natIconv.cc b/libjava/gnu/gcj/convert/natIconv.cc
index ee3490a99b7..cc8488fa369 100644
--- a/libjava/gnu/gcj/convert/natIconv.cc
+++ b/libjava/gnu/gcj/convert/natIconv.cc
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ void
 gnu::gcj::convert::Input_iconv::finalize (void)
 {
 #ifdef HAVE_ICONV
-  if (handle == NULL)
+  if (handle != NULL)
     {
       iconv_close ((iconv_t) handle);
       handle = NULL;
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ void
 gnu::gcj::convert::Output_iconv::finalize (void)
 {
 #ifdef HAVE_ICONV
-  if (handle == NULL)
+  if (handle != NULL)
     {
       iconv_close ((iconv_t) handle);
       handle = NULL;