diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
index aa491eabb..c661e8ba8 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+Sat Sep  1 01:37:13 2001  Christopher Faylor <cgf@cygnus.com>
+
+	* tty.cc (tty::create_inuse): Eliminate unneeded argument.
+	* tty.h: Reflect above change.
+	* fhandler_tty.cc: Reflect argument reduction in tty::create_inuse,
+	throughout.  Always make inuse inheritable.
+
 Sat Sep  1 01:10:07 2001  Christopher Faylor <cgf@cygnus.com>
 
 	* debug.cc (mark_closed): Rename from debug_mark_closed and make
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_tty.cc b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_tty.cc
index dc6c3d396..d5c5f739b 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_tty.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_tty.cc
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ fhandler_tty_master::init (int ntty)
 
   cygwin_shared->tty[ttynum]->common_init (this);
 
-  inuse = get_ttyp ()->create_inuse (TTY_MASTER_ALIVE, FALSE);
+  inuse = get_ttyp ()->create_inuse (TTY_MASTER_ALIVE);
 
   h = makethread (process_input, NULL, 0, "ttyin");
   if (h == NULL)
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ fhandler_tty_slave::open (const char *, int flags, mode_t)
   /* FIXME: Needs a method to eliminate tty races */
   {
     acquire_output_mutex (500);
-    inuse = get_ttyp ()->create_inuse (TTY_SLAVE_ALIVE, TRUE);
+    inuse = get_ttyp ()->create_inuse (TTY_SLAVE_ALIVE);
     get_ttyp ()->was_opened = TRUE;
     release_output_mutex ();
   }
@@ -972,7 +972,7 @@ fhandler_pty_master::open (const char *, int flags, mode_t)
     return 0;
 
   cygwin_shared->tty[ttynum]->common_init (this);
-  inuse = get_ttyp ()->create_inuse (TTY_MASTER_ALIVE, FALSE);
+  inuse = get_ttyp ()->create_inuse (TTY_MASTER_ALIVE);
   set_flags (flags);
   set_open_status ();
 
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/tty.cc b/winsup/cygwin/tty.cc
index ee31b193b..613aa2969 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/tty.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/tty.cc
@@ -301,13 +301,13 @@ tty::alive (const char *fmt)
 }
 
 HANDLE
-tty::create_inuse (const char *fmt, BOOL inherit)
+tty::create_inuse (const char *fmt)
 {
   HANDLE h;
   char buf[sizeof (TTY_MASTER_ALIVE) + 16];
 
   __small_sprintf (buf, fmt, ntty);
-  h = CreateEvent ((inherit ? &sec_all : &sec_all_nih), TRUE, FALSE, buf);
+  h = CreateEvent (&sec_all, TRUE, FALSE, buf);
   termios_printf ("%s = %p", buf, h);
   if (!h)
     termios_printf ("couldn't open inuse event, %E", buf);
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/tty.h b/winsup/cygwin/tty.h
index 0730e51a9..a081502c1 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/tty.h
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/tty.h
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public:
   BOOL was_opened;	/* True if opened at least once. */
 
   void init ();
-  HANDLE create_inuse (const char *, BOOL);
+  HANDLE create_inuse (const char *);
   BOOL common_init (fhandler_pty_master *);
   BOOL alive (const char *fmt);
   BOOL slave_alive ();