diff --git a/gcc/cp/ChangeLog b/gcc/cp/ChangeLog
index 39b7ac2ea10..a0488b79554 100644
--- a/gcc/cp/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/cp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Sat Sep 20 15:31:00 1997  Jason Merrill  <jason@yorick.cygnus.com>
+
+	* call.c (build_over_call): Do require_complete_type before
+	build_cplus_new.
+
 Thu Sep 18 16:47:52 1997  Jason Merrill  <jason@yorick.cygnus.com>
 
 	* search.c (lookup_field): Call complete_type in all cases.
diff --git a/gcc/cp/call.c b/gcc/cp/call.c
index 48b5abf4743..a080c045ef2 100644
--- a/gcc/cp/call.c
+++ b/gcc/cp/call.c
@@ -5425,9 +5425,10 @@ build_over_call (fn, convs, args, flags)
   fn = build_call (fn, TREE_TYPE (TREE_TYPE (TREE_TYPE (fn))), converted_args);
   if (TREE_TYPE (fn) == void_type_node)
     return fn;
+  fn = require_complete_type (fn);
   if (IS_AGGR_TYPE (TREE_TYPE (fn)))
     fn = build_cplus_new (TREE_TYPE (fn), fn);
-  return convert_from_reference (require_complete_type (fn));
+  return convert_from_reference (fn);
 }
 
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