diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
index 578f7fdd7..32fff790a 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2012-12-19  Christopher Faylor  <me.cygwin2012@cgf.cx>
+
+	* select.h (select_stuff::select_stuff): Make default constructor
+	always zero everything while constructor with int arg just zeroes next.
+	* select.cc (select_stuff::test_and_set): Revert to using default
+	constructor.
+
 2012-12-19  Christopher Faylor  <me.cygwin2012@cgf.cx>
 
 	* select.cc (select_stuff::wait): Add windows error number to error message.
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/select.cc b/winsup/cygwin/select.cc
index 5b3920d14..c67471cbc 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/select.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/select.cc
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ select_stuff::test_and_set (int i, fd_set *readfds, fd_set *writefds,
       && ! UNIX_FD_ISSET (i, exceptfds))
     return true;
 
-  select_record *s = new select_record (0);
+  select_record *s = new select_record;
   if (!s)
     return false;