1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/gcc/cp/call.c b/gcc/cp/call.c
index 3e11a741fa5..7a8719153cb 100644
--- a/gcc/cp/call.c
+++ b/gcc/cp/call.c
@@ -3552,6 +3552,12 @@ build_new_method_call (instance, name, args, basetype_path, flags)
       template_only = 1;
     }
 
+  if (TREE_CODE (name) == TYPE_DECL)
+    {
+      cp_error ("calling type `%T' like a method", name);
+      return error_mark_node;
+    }
+    
   /* If there is an extra argument for controlling virtual bases,
      remove it for error reporting.  */
   if (flags & LOOKUP_HAS_IN_CHARGE)