diff --git a/gcc/cp/ChangeLog b/gcc/cp/ChangeLog
index 4382a2acc71..27c37260cb9 100644
--- a/gcc/cp/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/cp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+1998-09-08  Mark Mitchell  <mark@markmitchell.com>
+
+	* decl.c (grokparms): Distinguish between references and pointers
+	in error message.
+
 1998-09-08  Richard Henderson  <rth@cygnus.com>
 	    Mark Mitchell  <mark@markmitchell.com>	
 	
diff --git a/gcc/cp/decl.c b/gcc/cp/decl.c
index 42748ff1516..bbe7b9d7e34 100644
--- a/gcc/cp/decl.c
+++ b/gcc/cp/decl.c
@@ -10916,8 +10916,9 @@ grokparms (first_parm, funcdef_flag)
 				 && TYPE_DOMAIN (t) != NULL_TREE))
 			t = TREE_TYPE (t);
 		      if (TREE_CODE (t) == ARRAY_TYPE)
-			cp_error ("parameter type `%T' includes pointer to array of unknown bound",
-				  type);
+			cp_error ("parameter type `%T' includes %s to array of unknown bound",
+				  type,
+				  TYPE_PTR_P (type) ? "pointer" : "reference");
 		    }
 		}