diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
index 63ef597e9..e9018471e 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2005-09-22  Christopher Faylor  <cgf@timesys.com>
+
+	* strace.cc (strace::vsprntf): Avoid accessing myself->pid if !myself.
+
 2005-09-22  Christopher Faylor  <cgf@timesys.com>
 
 	* include/sys/strace.h (_STRACE_ON): Remove semicolon from definition.
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/strace.cc b/winsup/cygwin/strace.cc
index 38b00f6cb..104be711b 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/strace.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/strace.cc
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ strace::vsprntf (char *buf, const char *func, const char *infmt, va_list ap)
 	*p = '\000';
       p = progname;
       count = __small_sprintf (buf, fmt, p && *p ? p : "?",
-			      myself->pid ?: GetCurrentProcessId (),
+			      myself ? myself->pid : GetCurrentProcessId (),
 			       execing ? "!" : "");
       if (func)
 	count += getfunc (buf + count, func);