diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
index bdb4e9795..163da97f5 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2003-09-15  Christopher Faylor  <cgf@redhat.com>
+
+	* exceptions.cc (sig_handle_tty_stop): Fix boneheaded mistake by using
+	correct check for parent state rather than inverted check.
+
 2003-09-15  Pierre Humblet <pierre.humblet@ieee.org>
 
 	* security.h (__sec_user): Add "access2" argument.
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/exceptions.cc b/winsup/cygwin/exceptions.cc
index 4206e38de..01b37b74d 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/exceptions.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/exceptions.cc
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ sig_handle_tty_stop (int sig)
   if (my_parent_is_alive ())
     {
       pinfo parent (myself->ppid, PID_MAP_RW);
-      if (NOTSTATE (parent, PID_NOCLDSTOP))
+      if (ISSTATE (parent, PID_NOCLDSTOP))
 	sig_send (parent, SIGCHLD);
     }
   sigproc_printf ("process %d stopped by signal %d, myself->ppid_handle %p",