diff --git a/libstdc++/ChangeLog b/libstdc++/ChangeLog
index 9a89fd447008..38b2547b726f 100644
--- a/libstdc++/ChangeLog
+++ b/libstdc++/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+1999-11-05  Gabriel Dos Reis  <dosreis@cmla.ens-cachan.fr>
+
+	* std/valarray_meta.h (_DEFINE_EXPR_UNARY_FUNCTION):  When
+	building meta-expressions don't forget to take the contained
+        closures.
+	
+
 1999-10-19  Gabriel Dos Reis  <dosreis@cmla.ens-cachan.fr>
 
 	* std/valarray_meta.h: (_BinClos::_BinClos): Fix typo.
diff --git a/libstdc++/std/valarray_meta.h b/libstdc++/std/valarray_meta.h
index 6d880138ac9a..0d6b09370e62 100644
--- a/libstdc++/std/valarray_meta.h
+++ b/libstdc++/std/valarray_meta.h
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@ _Name(const _Expr<_Dom,typename _Dom::value_type>& __e)                 \
 {                                                                       \
     typedef typename _Dom::value_type _Tp;                              \
     typedef _UnFunClos<_Expr,_Dom> _Closure;                            \
-    return _Expr<_Closure,_Tp> (_Closure (__e, (_Tp(*)(_Tp))(&_Name))); \
+    return _Expr<_Closure,_Tp>(_Closure(__e(), (_Tp(*)(_Tp))(&_Name))); \
 }                                                                       \
                                                                         \
 template<typename _Tp>                                                  \