diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
index 68dc94f7b1ab..5b8a5bb5f196 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2002-11-05  Benjamin Kosnik  <bkoz@redhat.com>
+
+	PR libstdc++/8463
+	* include/bits/ios_base.h (~ios_base): Make virtual.
+
 2002-11-04  Benjamin Kosnik  <bkoz@redhat.com>
 
 	* config/linker-map.gnu: Export string operator+.
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/ios_base.h b/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/ios_base.h
index c7c17cc6ea67..2cfe4134c92c 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/ios_base.h
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/ios_base.h
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ namespace std
     }
 
     // Destructor
-    ~ios_base();
+    virtual ~ios_base();
 
   protected:
     ios_base();