diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
index 962ddb0b32f..70fafd0f759 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2003-05-01  Paolo Carlini  <pcarlini@unitus.it>
+
+	* include/ext/stdio_filebuf.h
+	(stdio_filebuf(int, std::ios_base::openmode, bool, size_t),
+	stdio_filebuf(std::__c_file*, std::ios_base::openmode, size_t)):
+	Shorten a bit (-10 lines) by factoring out some code.
+
 2003-04-30  Phil Edwards  <pme@gcc.gnu.org>
 
 	* acinclude.m4:  Add bit missing from previous patch.
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/include/ext/stdio_filebuf.h b/libstdc++-v3/include/ext/stdio_filebuf.h
index c2cfa2c143f..90031963631 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/include/ext/stdio_filebuf.h
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/include/ext/stdio_filebuf.h
@@ -124,17 +124,12 @@ namespace __gnu_cxx
       if (this->is_open())
 	{
 	  this->_M_mode = __mode;
+	  this->_M_buf_size = __size;
 	  if (__size > 0 && __size < 4)
-	    {
-	      // Specify not to use an allocated buffer.
-	      this->_M_buf = _M_unbuf;
-	      this->_M_buf_size = __size;
-	    }
+	    // Specify not to use an allocated buffer.
+	    this->_M_buf = _M_unbuf;
 	  else
-	    {
-	      this->_M_buf_size = __size;
-	      _M_allocate_internal_buffer();
-	    }
+	    _M_allocate_internal_buffer();
 	  _M_set_indeterminate();
 	}
     }
@@ -148,17 +143,12 @@ namespace __gnu_cxx
       if (this->is_open())
 	{
 	  this->_M_mode = __mode;
+	  this->_M_buf_size = __size;
 	  if (__size > 0 && __size < 4)
-	    {
-	      // Specify not to use an allocated buffer.
-	      this->_M_buf = _M_unbuf;
-	      this->_M_buf_size = __size;
-	    }
+	    // Specify not to use an allocated buffer.
+	    this->_M_buf = _M_unbuf;
 	  else
-	    {
-	      this->_M_buf_size = __size;
-	      _M_allocate_internal_buffer();
-	    }
+	    _M_allocate_internal_buffer();
 	  _M_set_indeterminate();
 	}
     }