diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 78c7f475ca..47bcd76dd9 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 Mon Dec 27 11:07:05 1993  Jim Kingdon  (kingdon@lioth.cygnus.com)
 
+	* cp-valprint.c (cplus_print_value): Call check_stub_type on
+	TYPE_BASECLASS (type, i) before we look at its name.
+
 	* dbxread.c: Move default definition of GCC_COMPILED_FLAG_SYMBOL
 	from here . . .
 	* symtab.h: . . . to here.
diff --git a/gdb/cp-valprint.c b/gdb/cp-valprint.c
index 68a0c9463d..2ff2a8c8a9 100644
--- a/gdb/cp-valprint.c
+++ b/gdb/cp-valprint.c
@@ -355,7 +355,10 @@ cplus_print_value (type, valaddr, stream, format, recurse, pretty, dont_print)
     {
       char *baddr;
       int err;
-      char *basename = TYPE_NAME (TYPE_BASECLASS (type, i));
+      char *basename;
+
+      check_stub_type (TYPE_BASECLASS (type, i));
+      basename = TYPE_NAME (TYPE_BASECLASS (type, i));
 
       if (BASETYPE_VIA_VIRTUAL (type, i))
 	{