diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
index fc25b187c..b8b620e57 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2004-12-02  Christopher Faylor  <cgf@timesys.com>
+
+	* pinfo.cc (pinfo::wait): Use better name for cygthread.
+
 2004-12-03  Pierre Humblet <pierre.humblet@ieee.org>
 
 	* registry.h (reg_key::reg_key): Change arguments.
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/pinfo.cc b/winsup/cygwin/pinfo.cc
index 8a42daa47..a5eb4807f 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/pinfo.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/pinfo.cc
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ pinfo::wait ()
   preserve ();		/* Preserve the shared memory associated with the pinfo */
 
   /* Fire up a new thread to track the subprocess */
-  cygthread *h = new cygthread (proc_waiter, this, "sig");
+  cygthread *h = new cygthread (proc_waiter, this, "proc_waiter");
   if (!h)
     sigproc_printf ("tracking thread creation failed for pid %d", (*this)->pid);
   else