diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
index dfa658dfd..732483b20 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2004-10-28  Christopher Faylor  <cgf@timesys.com>
+
+	* fork.cc (NPIDS_HELD): Reduce to former number now that bash problem
+	has been identified.
+
 2004-10-28  Pierre Humblet <pierre.humblet@ieee.org>
 
 	* path.cc (mount_info::from_registry): Deimpersonate while
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/fork.cc b/winsup/cygwin/fork.cc
index 08edff220..187fcdc57 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/fork.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/fork.cc
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ details. */
 #include "cygmalloc.h"
 #include "cygthread.h"
 
-#define NPIDS_HELD 8
+#define NPIDS_HELD 4
 
 /* Timeout to wait for child to start, parent to init child, etc.  */
 /* FIXME: Once things stabilize, bump up to a few minutes.  */