diff --git a/gcc/ChangeLog b/gcc/ChangeLog
index 2d08c82d4e23..f14c29be88cb 100644
--- a/gcc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2000-09-17  Mark Mitchell  <mark@codesourcery.com>
+
+	* c-typeck.c (c_start_case): Fix typo.
+
 2000-09-17  Joseph S. Myers  <jsm28@cam.ac.uk>
 
 	* c-decl.c (grokdeclarator): Don't give a warning about defaulting
diff --git a/gcc/c-typeck.c b/gcc/c-typeck.c
index 75fb57a6b617..aa5dbaaeae15 100644
--- a/gcc/c-typeck.c
+++ b/gcc/c-typeck.c
@@ -6786,7 +6786,7 @@ c_start_case (exp)
     }
 
   /* Add this new SWITCH_STMT to the stack.  */
-  cs = (struct c_switch *) xmalloc (sizeof (cs));
+  cs = (struct c_switch *) xmalloc (sizeof (*cs));
   cs->switch_stmt = build_stmt (SWITCH_STMT, exp, NULL_TREE, NULL_TREE);
   cs->cases = splay_tree_new (case_compare, NULL, NULL);
   cs->next = switch_stack;