diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
index a5392b4db9d4..b5c970e50be4 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2003-07-09  Jerry Quinn  <jlquinn@optonline.net>
+
+	* src/ios.cc (_M_grow_words):  Fix spelling.
+
 2003-07-09  Gawain Bolton  <gp.bolton@computer.org>
 
 	* include/bits/stl_tree.h: Move larger member functions in
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/src/ios.cc b/libstdc++-v3/src/ios.cc
index daecdd482365..9f7b4fd33618 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/src/ios.cc
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/src/ios.cc
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ namespace std
 	  {
 	    _M_streambuf_state |= badbit;
 	    if (_M_streambuf_state & _M_exception)
-	      __throw_ios_failure("ios_base::_M_grow_words ix not valid");
+	      __throw_ios_failure("ios_base::_M_grow_words is not valid");
 	    return _M_word_zero;
 	  }
       }