diff --git a/libjava/ChangeLog b/libjava/ChangeLog
index f1cdea21ff8..265a4d16ac0 100644
--- a/libjava/ChangeLog
+++ b/libjava/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2003-07-09  Mark Wielaard  <mark@klomp.org>
+
+	* java/io/ObjectOutputStream.java (writeObject): break after
+	calling writeClassDescriptor().
+
 2003-07-09  Mark Mitchell  <mark@codesourcery.com>
 
 	* gcj/array.h (JvPrimClass): Don't parenthesize the output.
diff --git a/libjava/java/io/ObjectOutputStream.java b/libjava/java/io/ObjectOutputStream.java
index da01b57ba8d..4014fcd3dc2 100644
--- a/libjava/java/io/ObjectOutputStream.java
+++ b/libjava/java/io/ObjectOutputStream.java
@@ -224,7 +224,10 @@ public class ObjectOutputStream extends OutputStream
 	      }
 
 	    if (obj instanceof ObjectStreamClass)
-	      writeClassDescriptor ((ObjectStreamClass) obj);
+	      {
+		writeClassDescriptor ((ObjectStreamClass) obj);
+		break;
+	      }
 
 	    if ((replacementEnabled || obj instanceof Serializable)
 		&& ! replaceDone)