diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
index 366f5a7754d3..833004ccfecb 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2003-04-29  Paolo Carlini  <pcarlini@unitus.it>
+
+	* include/bits/fstream.tcc (open): Change to single return.
+
 2003-04-29  Paolo Carlini  <pcarlini@unitus.it>
 
 	* include/std/std_sstream.h (underflow): Change to single return.
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/fstream.tcc b/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/fstream.tcc
index 8d9002eaca28..0dba4455ff0b 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/fstream.tcc
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/fstream.tcc
@@ -100,13 +100,10 @@ namespace std
 
 	      if ((__mode & ios_base::ate)
 		  && this->seekoff(0, ios_base::end, __mode) < 0)
-		{
-		  // 27.8.1.3,4
-		  this->close();
-		  return __ret;
-		}
-
-	      __ret = this;
+		// 27.8.1.3,4
+		this->close();
+	      else
+		__ret = this;
 	    }
 	}
       return __ret;