diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
index 65b0cd9b095..1a440fbd165 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2003-06-30  Doug Gregor <dgregor@apple.com>
+	
+	* include/bits/locale_facets.tcc (money_get::do_get): Avoid
+        subscripting empty string. 
+
 2003-06-30  Phil Edwards  <pme@gcc.gnu.org>
 
 	* testsuite/Makefile.am (check-am):  Do not override.
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/locale_facets.tcc b/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/locale_facets.tcc
index 5081591c1cb..aca0e056d67 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/locale_facets.tcc
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/locale_facets.tcc
@@ -1272,7 +1272,7 @@ namespace std
 	}
 
       // Strip leading zeros.
-      while (__tmp_units[0] == __ctype.widen('0'))
+      while (!__tmp_units.empty() && __tmp_units[0] == __ctype.widen('0'))
 	__tmp_units.erase(__tmp_units.begin());
 
       if (__sign.size() && __sign == __neg_sign)