diff --git a/gcc/cp/ChangeLog b/gcc/cp/ChangeLog
index c87e517f7df..3eeadc9804d 100644
--- a/gcc/cp/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/cp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 1999-10-05  Mark Mitchell  <mark@codesourcery.com>
 
+	* decl2.c (start_static_storage_duration_function): Push the
+	function declaration so it ends up in namespace scope.
+
 	* dump.c (DUMP_CHILDREN): Remove.
 	(DUMP_BINFO): Adjust.
 	(struct dump_node_info): Remove dump_children_p.
diff --git a/gcc/cp/decl2.c b/gcc/cp/decl2.c
index e128e8c6212..7b69bec0124 100644
--- a/gcc/cp/decl2.c
+++ b/gcc/cp/decl2.c
@@ -2985,6 +2985,9 @@ start_static_storage_duration_function ()
   TREE_CHAIN (initialize_p_decl) = priority_decl;
   DECL_ARGUMENTS (ssdf_decl) = initialize_p_decl;
 
+  /* Put the function in the global scope.  */
+  pushdecl (ssdf_decl);
+
   /* Start the function itself.  This is equivalent to declarating the
      function as: