diff --git a/gcc/cp/ChangeLog b/gcc/cp/ChangeLog
index 5ccf3c1bf91..7b7740bba41 100644
--- a/gcc/cp/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/cp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+1998-10-18  Martin von Löwis  <loewis@informatik.hu-berlin.de>
+
+	* decl2.c (validate_nonmember_using_decl): Fix using-directives of
+	std if std is ignored.
+
 1998-10-18  Jason Merrill  <jason@yorick.cygnus.com>
 
 	* decl.c (grokvardecl): Fix thinko.
diff --git a/gcc/cp/decl2.c b/gcc/cp/decl2.c
index b7dd7329c69..1a85dcbe304 100644
--- a/gcc/cp/decl2.c
+++ b/gcc/cp/decl2.c
@@ -4664,8 +4664,11 @@ validate_nonmember_using_decl (decl, scope, name)
 {
   if (TREE_CODE (decl) == SCOPE_REF
       && TREE_OPERAND (decl, 0) == std_node)
-    return NULL_TREE;
-  if (TREE_CODE (decl) == SCOPE_REF)
+    {
+      *scope = global_namespace;
+      *name = TREE_OPERAND (decl, 1);
+    }
+  else if (TREE_CODE (decl) == SCOPE_REF)
     {
       *scope = TREE_OPERAND (decl, 0);
       *name = TREE_OPERAND (decl, 1);