diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 25ab9d65ec..fee8cdec42 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2000-02-09  Andreas Jaeger  <aj@suse.de>
+
+	* time/strptime.c (strptime_internal): Fix pointer dereference.
+	Patch by Juergen Heinzl <juergen@monocerus.demon.co.uk>, closes PR
+	libc/1591.
+
 2000-02-08  Jakub Jelinek  <jakub@redhat.com>
 
 	* sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/alpha/msgctl.c: New file.
diff --git a/time/strptime.c b/time/strptime.c
index 970b1c957e..e9c10ab760 100644
--- a/time/strptime.c
+++ b/time/strptime.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* Convert a string representation of time to a time value.
-   Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
    This file is part of the GNU C Library.
    Contributed by Ulrich Drepper <drepper@cygnus.com>, 1996.
 
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ strptime_internal (rp, fmt, tm, decided, era_cnt)
 		}
 	      else
 		{
-		  if (decided == not
+		  if (*decided == not
 		      && strcmp (_NL_CURRENT (LC_TIME, D_FMT), HERE_D_FMT))
 		    *decided = loc;
 		  want_xday = 1;