diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
index 77e328d7791..9ca1b151040 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2004-11-24  Nathan Myers  <ncm@cantrip.org>
+
+	* include/bits/streambuf_iterator.h
+	(istreambuf_iterator<>::operator++(), operator++(int)): Don't
+	check unnecessarily the return value of _M_sbuf->sbumpc().
+
 2004-11-24  Benjamin Kosnik  <bkoz@redhat.com>
 
 	* include/Makefile.am (tr1_headers): Add utility, functional.
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/streambuf_iterator.h b/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/streambuf_iterator.h
index 3e3daf62ff6..df06538f972 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/streambuf_iterator.h
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/streambuf_iterator.h
@@ -110,11 +110,11 @@ namespace std
 	__glibcxx_requires_cond(!_M_at_eof(),
 				_M_message(__gnu_debug::__msg_inc_istreambuf)
 				._M_iterator(*this));
-	const int_type __eof = traits_type::eof();
-	if (_M_sbuf && traits_type::eq_int_type(_M_sbuf->sbumpc(), __eof))
-	  _M_sbuf = 0;
-	else
-	  _M_c = __eof;
+	if (_M_sbuf)
+	  {
+	    _M_sbuf->sbumpc();
+	    _M_c = traits_type::eof();
+	  }
 	return *this;
       }
 
@@ -126,14 +126,12 @@ namespace std
 				_M_message(__gnu_debug::__msg_inc_istreambuf)
 				._M_iterator(*this));
 
-	const int_type __eof = traits_type::eof();
 	istreambuf_iterator __old = *this;
-	if (_M_sbuf
-	    && traits_type::eq_int_type((__old._M_c = _M_sbuf->sbumpc()),
-					__eof))
-	  _M_sbuf = 0;
-	else
-	  _M_c = __eof;
+	if (_M_sbuf)
+	  {
+	    __old._M_c = _M_sbuf->sbumpc();
+	    _M_c = traits_type::eof();
+	  }
 	return __old;
       }