diff --git a/libjava/ChangeLog b/libjava/ChangeLog
index 3a6aff1ed2f..bb0f2256c47 100644
--- a/libjava/ChangeLog
+++ b/libjava/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 1999-12-17  Tom Tromey  <tromey@cygnus.com>
 
+	* java/lang/reflect/Method.java (toString): Call getType if
+	required.  Partial fix for PR libgcj/111.  From Per Bothner.
+
 	* java/lang/natPosixProcess.cc (startProcess): Don't use sprintf.
 
 1999-12-16  Bryce McKinlay  <bryce@albatross.co.nz>
diff --git a/libjava/java/lang/reflect/Method.java b/libjava/java/lang/reflect/Method.java
index 01e830876e5..e7f697f11ec 100644
--- a/libjava/java/lang/reflect/Method.java
+++ b/libjava/java/lang/reflect/Method.java
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ public final class Method extends AccessibleObject implements Member
 
   public String toString ()
     {
+      if (parameter_types == null)
+	getType ();
+
       StringBuffer b = new StringBuffer ();
       b.append(Modifier.toString(getModifiers()));
       b.append(" ");