diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
index 74af1e10e34..dbc15fcbc1c 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2013-05-02  Paolo Carlini  <paolo.carlini@oracle.com>
+
+	* include/c_global/cstdio: Add comment about LWG 2249.
+	* include/c_std/cstdio: Likewise.
+
 2013-04-28  Jonathan Wakely  <jwakely.gcc@gmail.com>
 
 	* include/bits/hashtable_policy.h (_Hashtable_ebo_helper): Fix
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/include/c_global/cstdio b/libstdc++-v3/include/c_global/cstdio
index 249a77968be..699a0766782 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/include/c_global/cstdio
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/include/c_global/cstdio
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ namespace std
   using ::getc;
   using ::getchar;
 #if __cplusplus <= 201103L
+  // LWG 2249
   using ::gets;
 #endif
   using ::perror;
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/include/c_std/cstdio b/libstdc++-v3/include/c_std/cstdio
index 273383e6999..95139971218 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/include/c_std/cstdio
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/include/c_std/cstdio
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ namespace std
   using ::getc;
   using ::getchar;
 #if __cplusplus <= 201103L
+  // LWG 2249
   using ::gets;
 #endif
   using ::perror;