diff --git a/gdb/mdebugread.c b/gdb/mdebugread.c
index ea3e15be53b..9cb30ce0acd 100644
--- a/gdb/mdebugread.c
+++ b/gdb/mdebugread.c
@@ -1035,6 +1035,7 @@ parse_symbol (SYMR *sh, union aux_ext *ax, char *ext_sh, int bigend,
 	t->set_code (type_code);
 	t->set_length (sh->value);
 	t->alloc_fields (nfields);
+	f = t->fields();
 
 	if (type_code == TYPE_CODE_ENUM)
 	  {