diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
index de9e8305183..9effd9a4008 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2000-09-25 Theodore Papadopoulo <Theodore.Papadopoulo@sophia.inria.fr>
+
+        * bits/basic_file.h (_M_open_mode): Remove extra qualifier.
+
 2000-09-25  Levente Farkas  <lfarkas@mindmaker.hu>
 
 	* ext/stl_hashtable.h (_M_copy_from): Change __copy to __local_copy.
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/bits/basic_file.h b/libstdc++-v3/bits/basic_file.h
index 498dc50ec7f..3c8430b3264 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/bits/basic_file.h
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/bits/basic_file.h
@@ -128,8 +128,7 @@ namespace std {
       __basic_file(__c_lock* __lock = 0);
       
       void 
-      __basic_file::_M_open_mode(ios_base::openmode __mode, int& __p_mode, 
-				 int& __rw_mode);
+      _M_open_mode(ios_base::openmode __mode, int& __p_mode, int& __rw_mode);
       
       // Eqivalent to the normal fopen function.
       __basic_file*