diff --git a/gcc/cp/ChangeLog b/gcc/cp/ChangeLog
index a902c255768..3c41c9a2585 100644
--- a/gcc/cp/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/cp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2004-01-16  Mark Mitchell  <mark@codesourcery.com>
+
+	PR c++/13478
+	* call.c (convert_like_real): Do not perform an additional
+	direct-initialization when binding to a reference.
+
 2004-01-15  Giovanni Bajo  <giovannibajo@gcc.gnu.org>
 
 	PR c++/13407
diff --git a/gcc/cp/call.c b/gcc/cp/call.c
index 26ca4885f7d..74878fd5cdc 100644
--- a/gcc/cp/call.c
+++ b/gcc/cp/call.c
@@ -4068,8 +4068,7 @@ convert_like_real (tree convs, tree expr, tree fn, int argnum, int inner,
 	   conversion, but is not considered during overload resolution.
 
 	   If the target is a class, that means call a ctor.  */
-	if (IS_AGGR_TYPE (totype)
-	    && (inner >= 0 || !lvalue_p (expr)))
+	if (IS_AGGR_TYPE (totype) && inner >= 0)
 	  {
 	    expr = (build_temp 
 		    (expr, totype, 
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog b/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
index 3136eda9d74..a9f2858e270 100644
--- a/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2004-01-16  Mark Mitchell  <mark@codesourcery.com>
+
+	PR c++/13478
+	* g++.dg/init/ref10.C: New test.
+
 2004-01-15  Giovanni Bajo  <giovannibajo@gcc.gnu.org>
 
 	PR c++/13407
diff --git a/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/init/ref10.C b/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/init/ref10.C
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..73fd6de92dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gcc/testsuite/g++.dg/init/ref10.C
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// PR c++/13478
+
+struct A {};
+struct B : protected A {
+    B() {};
+    B(const A& ) {};
+private:
+    B(const B& ) {};
+};
+
+void foo(const A* ap)
+{
+  const B& br = *ap;
+}