diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
index 0a93ec8be..0ddf15893 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2005-03-03  Christopher Faylor  <cgf@timesys.com>
+
+	* cygthread.cc (cygthread::detach): Use a slightly higher priority when
+	waiting for thread signalling.
+
 2005-03-02  Christopher Faylor  <cgf@timesys.com>
 
 	* autoload.cc (std_dll_init): Save and restore fpu control register
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/cygthread.cc b/winsup/cygwin/cygthread.cc
index 93b5cffcd..9cdeac84b 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/cygthread.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/cygthread.cc
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ cygthread::detach (HANDLE sigwait)
 	  /* Lower our priority and give priority to the read thread */
 	  HANDLE hth = GetCurrentThread ();
 	  LONG prio = GetThreadPriority (hth);
-	  (void) ::SetThreadPriority (hth, THREAD_PRIORITY_IDLE);
+	  (void) ::SetThreadPriority (hth, THREAD_PRIORITY_BELOW_NORMAL);
 
 	  HANDLE w4[2];
 	  unsigned n = 2;