diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
index bb59e87e4..3966a8575 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2002-11-15  Sergey Okhapkin  <sos@prospect.com.ru>
+
+	* select.cc (peek_serial): Don't call PurgeComm() to avoid characters
+	loss.
+
 2002-11-14  Christopher Faylor  <cgf@redhat.com>
 
 	* exceptions.cc (setup_handler): Add debugging output.  Set thread
@@ -59,9 +64,9 @@
 	* sec_helper (cygsid::getfromstr): Reorganize to remove
 	calls to strcpy and strtok_r.
 	(cygsid::getfromgr): Change type to __uid32_t instead of int.
-	Keep only the allow_ntsec branch. Never call LookupAccountSid 
+	Keep only the allow_ntsec branch. Never call LookupAccountSid
 	which calls PDCs, simply return -1 in case of failure.
-	Use cygsid == instead of calling EqualSid and remove test 
+	Use cygsid == instead of calling EqualSid and remove test
 	for NULL psid.
 	* security.h: Declare cygsid::getfromgr as __uid32_t.
 
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/select.cc b/winsup/cygwin/select.cc
index 2e1635b21..369bea90f 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/select.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/select.cc
@@ -912,19 +912,15 @@ peek_serial (select_record *s, bool)
 	  return s->read_ready = true;
 	  select_printf ("got something");
 	}
-      PurgeComm (h, PURGE_TXABORT | PURGE_RXABORT);
       break;
     case WAIT_OBJECT_0 + 1:
-      PurgeComm (h, PURGE_TXABORT | PURGE_RXABORT);
       select_printf ("interrupt");
       set_sig_errno (EINTR);
       ready = -1;
       break;
     case WAIT_TIMEOUT:
-      PurgeComm (h, PURGE_TXABORT | PURGE_RXABORT);
       break;
     default:
-      PurgeComm (h, PURGE_TXABORT | PURGE_RXABORT);
       debug_printf ("WaitForMultipleObjects");
       goto err;
     }