diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
index d877a3de063..e43637e6acb 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 1998-10-12  Alexandre Oliva  <oliva@dcc.unicamp.br>
 
+	* g++.old-deja/g++.other/conv3.C: New test.  conversion discards
+	const
+
 	* g++.old-deja/g++.other/pmf2.C: New test.  invalid
 	pointer-to-member expression
 
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/g++.old-deja/g++.other/conv3.C b/gcc/testsuite/g++.old-deja/g++.other/conv3.C
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..652f3529229
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/g++.old-deja/g++.other/conv3.C
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// Build don't link:
+
+// submitted by David C Binderman <dcb@pncl.co.uk>
+
+typedef const int ci;
+typedef ci aci[ 10];
+aci var = { 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13 };
+
+void
+f()
+{
+	int * ip = var;	// ERROR - requires const_cast - XFAIL *-*-*
+}