diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
index 6fee7443a5e..a625a218728 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 1998-10-10  Alexandre Oliva  <oliva@dcc.unicamp.br>
 
+	* g++.old-deja/g++.brendan/parse3.C: XFAILs, not ERRORs
+	* g++.old-deja/g++.brendan/parse5.C: XFAILs, not ERRORs
+	* g++.old-deja/g++.brendan/parse6.C: XFAILs, not ERRORs
+
 	* g++.old-deja/g++.other/using5.C: New test; using decl from base
  	class should be usable as argument of member function
 	* g++.old-deja/g++.other/using6.C: New test; using decl from base
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/g++.old-deja/g++.brendan/parse3.C b/gcc/testsuite/g++.old-deja/g++.brendan/parse3.C
index c346a289f9a..8be64a39b68 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/g++.old-deja/g++.brendan/parse3.C
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/g++.old-deja/g++.brendan/parse3.C
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ A A::operator+(const A in)
     if (high==0)
       return A();    // this works
     else
-      return (A());  // this works not !! -> why ?? // ERROR - 
-} // ERROR - 
+      return (A());  // this works not // gets bogus error - XFAIL *-*-* 
+} // gets bogus error - XFAIL *-*-* 
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/g++.old-deja/g++.brendan/parse5.C b/gcc/testsuite/g++.old-deja/g++.brendan/parse5.C
index 3b311e4b06e..81a5fe649b1 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/g++.old-deja/g++.brendan/parse5.C
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/g++.old-deja/g++.brendan/parse5.C
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@ public:
 int main()
    {
    unsigned  char b[3];
-   buf<3> b2(ptr8(&b[0],3)); // ERROR - 
+   buf<3> b2(ptr8(&b[0],3)); // gets bogus error - XFAIL *-*-*
    }
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/g++.old-deja/g++.brendan/parse6.C b/gcc/testsuite/g++.old-deja/g++.brendan/parse6.C
index 5e27c58836f..9fcf2ad6881 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/g++.old-deja/g++.brendan/parse6.C
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/g++.old-deja/g++.brendan/parse6.C
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ class A { };
 
 main()  {
   A a = a;
-  A b(b); // ERROR - 
+  A b(b); // gets bogus error - XFAIL *-*-*
 }