diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
index 39317a2d2..51eb4860a 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2005-12-29  Christopher Faylor  <cgf@timesys.com>
+
+	* fhandler_tty.cc (fhandler_tty_common::__acquire_output_mutex): Use
+	strace method rather than accessing field directly.
+	(fhandler_tty_common::__release_output_mutex): Ditto.
+
 2005-12-29  Christopher Faylor  <cgf@timesys.com>
 
 	* child_info.h (CURR_CHILD_INFO_MAGIC): Reset.
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_tty.cc b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_tty.cc
index 6d95ab13a..c9d96a4b1 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_tty.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_tty.cc
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ fhandler_tty_common::__acquire_output_mutex (const char *fn, int ln,
   if (res == WAIT_OBJECT_0)
     {
 #ifndef DEBUGGING
-      if (strace.active)
+      if (strace.active ())
 	strace.prntf (_STRACE_TERMIOS, fn, "(%d): tty output_mutex: acquired", ln, res);
 #else
       ostack[osi].fn = fn;
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ fhandler_tty_common::__release_output_mutex (const char *fn, int ln)
   if (ReleaseMutex (output_mutex))
     {
 #ifndef DEBUGGING
-      if (strace.active)
+      if (strace.active ())
 	strace.prntf (_STRACE_TERMIOS, fn, "(%d): tty output_mutex released", ln);
 #else
       if (osi > 0)