diff --git a/gcc/objc/objc-act.c b/gcc/objc/objc-act.c
index 5c924bf..caa16c7 100644
--- a/gcc/objc/objc-act.c
+++ b/gcc/objc/objc-act.c
@@ -3209,7 +3209,7 @@ objc_build_constructor (tree type,
VEC(constructor_elt,gc) *elts)
 #ifdef OBJCPLUS
   /* Adjust for impedance mismatch.  We should figure out how to build
      CONSTRUCTORs that consistently please both the C and C++ gods.  */
-  if (!VEC_index (constructor_elt, elts, 0)->index)
+  if (!VEC_index (constructor_elt, elts, 0).index)
     TREE_TYPE (constructor) = init_list_type_node;
 #endif