diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 1c60b60c2f..b80da0ea82 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-01-08  Paul Hilfinger  <hilfinger@adacore.com>
+
+	* printcmd.c (print_formatted): Handle references as for unformatted
+	prints.
+
 2008-01-30  Joel Brobecker  <brobecker@adacore.com>
 
 	* eval.c (evaluate_subexp_standard): Add handling of user
diff --git a/gdb/printcmd.c b/gdb/printcmd.c
index 68c2a54e55..e73c511e67 100644
--- a/gdb/printcmd.c
+++ b/gdb/printcmd.c
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ print_formatted (struct value *val, int format, int size,
     }
 
   if (format == 0 || format == 's'
+      || TYPE_CODE (type) == TYPE_CODE_REF
       || TYPE_CODE (type) == TYPE_CODE_ARRAY
       || TYPE_CODE (type) == TYPE_CODE_STRING
       || TYPE_CODE (type) == TYPE_CODE_STRUCT