diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
index 5197f12c3ef..92540fba329 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2005-12-15  Paolo Carlini  <pcarlini@suse.de>
+
+	* include/bits/stl_vector.h (vector<>::_M_get_Tp_allocator): Change
+	to return by ref and add non const version.
+	* include/bits/stl_deque.h (deque<>::_M_get_Tp_allocator): Likewise.
+
 2005-12-15  Paolo Carlini  <pcarlini@suse.de>
 
 	PR libstdc++/25421
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/stl_deque.h b/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/stl_deque.h
index e5f5beb43f9..eb534ca8c94 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/stl_deque.h
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/stl_deque.h
@@ -395,7 +395,11 @@ namespace _GLIBCXX_STD
 	{ }
       };
 
-      _Tp_alloc_type
+      _Tp_alloc_type&
+      _M_get_Tp_allocator()
+      { return *static_cast<_Tp_alloc_type*>(&this->_M_impl); }
+
+      const _Tp_alloc_type&
       _M_get_Tp_allocator() const
       { return *static_cast<const _Tp_alloc_type*>(&this->_M_impl); }
 
diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/stl_vector.h b/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/stl_vector.h
index 7d8519cdfdd..d8ea4b37047 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/stl_vector.h
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/include/bits/stl_vector.h
@@ -91,7 +91,11 @@ namespace _GLIBCXX_STD
     public:
       typedef _Alloc allocator_type;
 
-      _Tp_alloc_type
+      _Tp_alloc_type&
+      _M_get_Tp_allocator()
+      { return *static_cast<_Tp_alloc_type*>(&this->_M_impl); }
+
+      const _Tp_alloc_type&
       _M_get_Tp_allocator() const
       { return *static_cast<const _Tp_alloc_type*>(&this->_M_impl); }