diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
index c522bd383..54b10d4ae 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2013-09-25  Christopher Faylor  <me.cygwin2013@cgf.cx>
+
+	* sigproc.h (hold_everything::ischild): Declare as reference.
+	(hold_everything::hold_everything): Store address of caller's notion of
+	"ischild".
+
 2013-09-25  Christopher Faylor  <me.cygwin2013@cgf.cx>
 	    Paul Kunysch  <paul.kunysch@emsys.de>
 
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/release/1.7.26 b/winsup/cygwin/release/1.7.26
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..69ab627b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/release/1.7.26
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+What's new:
+-----------
+
+
+What changed:
+-------------
+
+
+Bug fixes:
+----------
+
+- pthread_atparent hook should not be called in the child.
+  Fixes: http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2013-09/msg00365.html
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/sigproc.h b/winsup/cygwin/sigproc.h
index 23647a458..e73e33aeb 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/sigproc.h
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/sigproc.h
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public:
 
 class hold_everything
 {
-  bool ischild;
+  bool& ischild;
   /* Note the order of the locks below.  It is important,
      to avoid races, that the lock order be preserved.
 
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ class hold_everything
   lock_process process;
 
 public:
-  hold_everything (bool x = false): ischild (x) {}
+  hold_everything (bool& x): ischild (x) {}
   operator int () const {return signals;}
 
   ~hold_everything()