diff --git a/libstdc++/ChangeLog b/libstdc++/ChangeLog
index 42802f8e3f6..39890052f5f 100644
--- a/libstdc++/ChangeLog
+++ b/libstdc++/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Tue Sep  9 19:47:07 1997  Jason Merrill  <jason@yorick.cygnus.com>
+
+	* std/bastring.h: Adjust use of reverse_iterator template.
+
 Wed Aug 27 00:04:33 1997  Alexandre Oliva  (oliva@dcc.unicamp.br)
 
 	* Makefile.in: create correct multiple links to
diff --git a/libstdc++/std/bastring.h b/libstdc++/std/bastring.h
index 98c7d44b688..5ca371ed6a6 100644
--- a/libstdc++/std/bastring.h
+++ b/libstdc++/std/bastring.h
@@ -110,10 +110,8 @@ public:
   typedef const charT* const_pointer;
   typedef pointer iterator;
   typedef const_pointer const_iterator;
-  typedef reverse_iterator<iterator, value_type,
-                           reference, difference_type> reverse_iterator;
-  typedef reverse_iterator<const_iterator, value_type, const_reference,
-                           difference_type> const_reverse_iterator;
+  typedef reverse_iterator<iterator> reverse_iterator;
+  typedef reverse_iterator<const_iterator> const_reverse_iterator;
   static const size_type npos = static_cast<size_type>(-1);
 
 private: