diff --git a/libiberty/ChangeLog b/libiberty/ChangeLog
index 989547060f..5bb5073d84 100644
--- a/libiberty/ChangeLog
+++ b/libiberty/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2001-03-20  Jason Merrill  <jason@redhat.com>
+
+	* cplus-dem.c (main): Skip initial $.
+
 2001-03-15  Michael Meissner  <meissner@redhat.com>
 
 	* hashtab.c (higher_prime_number): Silence warning that 4294967291
diff --git a/libiberty/cplus-dem.c b/libiberty/cplus-dem.c
index 6133e6e1d4..31a7555783 100644
--- a/libiberty/cplus-dem.c
+++ b/libiberty/cplus-dem.c
@@ -5139,7 +5139,7 @@ main (argc, argv)
 	    {
 	      int skip_first = 0;
 
-	      if (mbuffer[0] == '.')
+	      if (mbuffer[0] == '.' || mbuffer[0] == '$')
 		++skip_first;
 	      if (strip_underscore && mbuffer[skip_first] == '_')
 		++skip_first;