--- libstdc++-v3/testsuite/lib/libstdc++.exp.orig
+++ libstdc++-v3/testsuite/lib/libstdc++.exp
@@ -902,17 +902,18 @@
       set f [open $src "w"]
       puts $f "#include <locale>"
       puts $f "#include <cstdio>"
-      puts $f "using namespace std;"	
+      puts $f "using namespace std;"
       puts $f "int main (int argc, char** argv)"
       puts $f "{"
+      puts $f "  const char* mlx = *(argv + 1);"
       puts $f "  try"	
       puts $f "  {"
-      puts $f "    locale(*(argv + 1));"
+      puts $f "    locale((char*)(mlx));"
       puts $f "    return 0;"
       puts $f "  }"
       puts $f "  catch(...)"
       puts $f "  {"
-      puts $f "    printf(\"locale '%s' not supported\\n\", *(argv + 1));"
+      puts $f "    printf(\"locale '%s' not supported\\n\", mlx);"
       puts $f "    return 1;"
       puts $f "  }"	
       puts $f "}"