diff --git a/libjava/ChangeLog b/libjava/ChangeLog
index 55cfaa8c051..be871a21fab 100644
--- a/libjava/ChangeLog
+++ b/libjava/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2004-12-06  Tom Tromey  <tromey@redhat.com>
+
+	For PR java/14853:
+	* testsuite/libjava.compile/PR14853.java: New file.
+	* testsuite/libjava.compile/PR14853.xfail: New file.
+
 2004-12-03  Richard Sandiford  <rsandifo@redhat.com>
 
 	PR libgcj/7305
diff --git a/libjava/testsuite/libjava.compile/PR14853.java b/libjava/testsuite/libjava.compile/PR14853.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a800c52e3cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libjava/testsuite/libjava.compile/PR14853.java
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+class tt
+{
+  static final tt tt1 = new tt();
+  tt()
+  {
+  }
+}
+
+public class PR14853
+{
+  public static void main (String[] args)
+  {
+    // This is an invalid assignment.  gcj would get confused in
+    // definite assignment when compiling to object code.
+    tt.tt1 = new tt();
+  }
+}
diff --git a/libjava/testsuite/libjava.compile/PR14853.xfail b/libjava/testsuite/libjava.compile/PR14853.xfail
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e3b083b1fa5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libjava/testsuite/libjava.compile/PR14853.xfail
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+shouldfail