diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index b26756f469..fc4d21a8c2 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2006-12-06  Vladimir Prus  <vladimir@codesourcery.com>
+
+	* varobj.c (cplus_value_of_child): When accessing
+	base suboject, don't specially process references.
+	
 2006-12-05  Adam Nemet  <anemet@caviumnetworks.com>
 
 	* MAINTAINERS (Write After Approval): Add myself.
diff --git a/gdb/varobj.c b/gdb/varobj.c
index 309bd5e6e8..a06aab8f29 100644
--- a/gdb/varobj.c
+++ b/gdb/varobj.c
@@ -2428,8 +2428,9 @@ cplus_value_of_child (struct varobj *parent, int index)
 	    {
 	      struct value *temp = NULL;
 
-	      if (TYPE_CODE (value_type (parent->value)) == TYPE_CODE_PTR
-		  || TYPE_CODE (value_type (parent->value)) == TYPE_CODE_REF)
+	      /* No special processing for references is needed --
+		 value_cast below handles references.  */
+	      if (TYPE_CODE (value_type (parent->value)) == TYPE_CODE_PTR)
 		{
 		  if (!gdb_value_ind (parent->value, &temp))
 		    return NULL;