diff --git a/gcc/cp/ChangeLog b/gcc/cp/ChangeLog
index 4ec657812e18..5aff2967a5bd 100644
--- a/gcc/cp/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/cp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2011-05-20  Jason Merrill  <jason@redhat.com>
 
+	PR c++/48873
+	* tree.c (stabilize_expr): Fix typo.
+
 	DR 1073
 	PR c++/49082
 	* typeck.c (comp_except_specs): noexcept(false) is not compatible
diff --git a/gcc/cp/tree.c b/gcc/cp/tree.c
index 6b3680e80991..c93110b90627 100644
--- a/gcc/cp/tree.c
+++ b/gcc/cp/tree.c
@@ -3136,7 +3136,7 @@ stabilize_expr (tree exp, tree* initp)
   /* There are no expressions with REFERENCE_TYPE, but there can be call
      arguments with such a type; just treat it as a pointer.  */
   else if (TREE_CODE (TREE_TYPE (exp)) == REFERENCE_TYPE
-	   || SCALAR_TYPE_P (exp)
+	   || SCALAR_TYPE_P (TREE_TYPE (exp))
 	   || !lvalue_or_rvalue_with_address_p (exp))
     {
       init_expr = get_target_expr (exp);