2 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
index 3f430f8a988..c94e2acbb2b 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/parse/parser.rs
@@ -463,7 +463,8 @@ class parser {
               }
               mt { ty_uniq(mt) }
             }
-        } else if self.token == token::BINOP(token::STAR) {
+        } else if self.token == token::BINOP(token::STAR) ||
+            self.token == token::BINOP(token::CARET) {
             self.bump();
             ty_ptr(self.parse_mt())
         } else if self.token == token::LBRACE {
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/print/pprust.rs b/src/libsyntax/print/pprust.rs
index f7acf9ea688..4e6b47db1b2 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/print/pprust.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/print/pprust.rs
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ fn print_type_ex(s: ps, &&ty: @ast::ty, print_colons: bool) {
         print_type(s, mt.ty);
         word(s.s, "]");
       }
-      ast::ty_ptr(mt) { word(s.s, "*"); print_mt(s, mt); }
+      ast::ty_ptr(mt) { word(s.s, "^"); print_mt(s, mt); }
       ast::ty_rptr(region, mt) {
         alt region.node {
           ast::re_anon { word(s.s, "&"); }