diff --git a/gcc/cp/ChangeLog b/gcc/cp/ChangeLog
index 98db77a55a2..ef5b4cb255e 100644
--- a/gcc/cp/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/cp/ChangeLog
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 
 	* class.c (instantiate_type): Reinstate local variable
 	deleted in previous change.
+	
+	* cvt.c (cp_convert_to_pointer): Pass itf_complain, not
+	itf_no_attributes.
 
 2000-08-17  Nathan Sidwell  <nathan@codesourcery.com>
 
diff --git a/gcc/cp/cvt.c b/gcc/cp/cvt.c
index 77e7ae81ed1..606f854269e 100644
--- a/gcc/cp/cvt.c
+++ b/gcc/cp/cvt.c
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ cp_convert_to_pointer (type, expr)
     }
 
   if (type_unknown_p (expr))
-    return instantiate_type (type, expr, itf_no_attributes);
+    return instantiate_type (type, expr, itf_complain);
 
   cp_error ("cannot convert `%E' from type `%T' to type `%T'",
 	    expr, intype, type);