diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
index 9eb93adac..382b77817 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2009-02-04  Corinna Vinschen  <corinna@vinschen.de>
+
+	* security.cc (alloc_sd): Disable generating default permission entries
+	for directories.
+
 2009-01-29  Corinna Vinschen  <corinna@vinschen.de>
 
 	* fhandler_disk_file.cc (fhandler_disk_file::readdir): Fix inode number
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/security.cc b/winsup/cygwin/security.cc
index 66dc93c98..c9de92b0a 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/security.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/security.cc
@@ -608,6 +608,12 @@ alloc_sd (path_conv &pc, __uid32_t uid, __gid32_t gid, int attribute,
 	  acl_len += ace->Header.AceSize;
 	}
 
+#if 0
+  /* CV 2009-02-04: Setting these inherit attributes for new dirs never was
+     really POSIX-like but rather a concession for native Win32 processes.
+     Disabled for now.  Let's test if that has really a visible negative
+     impact. */
+
   /* Construct appropriate inherit attribute for new directories */
   if (S_ISDIR (attribute) && !acl_exists)
     {
@@ -647,6 +653,7 @@ alloc_sd (path_conv &pc, __uid32_t uid, __gid32_t gid, int attribute,
 				   well_known_world_sid, acl_len, inherit))
 	return NULL;
     }
+#endif
 
   /* Set AclSize to computed value. */
   acl->AclSize = acl_len;