diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
index ad9546957..9003621fc 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2012-01-26  Christopher Faylor  <me.cygwin2012@cgf.cx>
+
+	* sigproc.cc (child_info::retry_count): Actually that should have been
+	0.
+
 2012-01-26  Christopher Faylor  <me.cygwin2012@cgf.cx>
 
 	* sigproc.cc (child_info::retry_count): Default to 1.
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/sigproc.cc b/winsup/cygwin/sigproc.cc
index 6b0f01313..5acc584c6 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/sigproc.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/sigproc.cc
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ out:
   return rc;
 }
 
-int child_info::retry_count = 1;
+int child_info::retry_count = 0;
 
 /* Initialize some of the memory block passed to child processes
    by fork/spawn/exec. */