diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
index d655cc4dd57..5d34b2b419f 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2011-09-02  François Dumont  <fdumont@gcc.gnu.org>
+
+	* testsuite/util/testsuite_allocator.h (tracker_allocator_counter::
+	allocate): Update allocation count only if allocation succeeded.
+
 2011-09-02  Paolo Carlini  <paolo.carlini@oracle.com>
 
 	* include/std/bitset: Trivial formatting fixes.
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/util/testsuite_allocator.h b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/util/testsuite_allocator.h
index 279c42d1a30..57a5a8ae896 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/util/testsuite_allocator.h
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/testsuite/util/testsuite_allocator.h
@@ -37,14 +37,15 @@ namespace __gnu_test
   {
   public:
     typedef std::size_t    size_type; 
-    
+
     static void*
     allocate(size_type blocksize)
     {
+      void* p = ::operator new(blocksize);
       allocationCount_ += blocksize;
-      return ::operator new(blocksize);
+      return p;
     }
-    
+
     static void
     construct() { constructCount_++; }
 
@@ -57,19 +58,19 @@ namespace __gnu_test
       ::operator delete(p);
       deallocationCount_ += blocksize;
     }
-    
+
     static size_type
     get_allocation_count() { return allocationCount_; }
-    
+
     static size_type
     get_deallocation_count() { return deallocationCount_; }
-    
+
     static int
     get_construct_count() { return constructCount_; }
 
     static int
     get_destruct_count() { return destructCount_; }
-    
+
     static void
     reset()
     {