diff --git a/gcc/ChangeLog b/gcc/ChangeLog
index 85fec49466b..d9587a85685 100644
--- a/gcc/ChangeLog
+++ b/gcc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2010-06-19  Philip Herron  <herron.philip@googlemail.com>
+
+	* c-decl.c (c_write_global_declarations): Don't check
+	flag_syntax_only.
+
 2010-06-18  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 
 	* stor-layout.c (debug_rli): Remove unused local variables.
diff --git a/gcc/c-decl.c b/gcc/c-decl.c
index 740ca3588f0..2033a3b1e9f 100644
--- a/gcc/c-decl.c
+++ b/gcc/c-decl.c
@@ -9658,11 +9658,6 @@ c_write_global_declarations (void)
   if (pch_file)
     return;
 
-  /* Don't waste time on further processing if -fsyntax-only.
-     Continue for warning and errors issued during lowering though.  */
-  if (flag_syntax_only)
-    return;
-
   /* Close the external scope.  */
   ext_block = pop_scope ();
   external_scope = 0;