diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/child_info.h b/winsup/cygwin/child_info.h
index 5c449e167..f7a144199 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/child_info.h
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/child_info.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ enum child_status
 #define EXEC_MAGIC_SIZE sizeof(child_info)
 
 /* Change this value if you get a message indicating that it is out-of-sync. */
-#define CURR_CHILD_INFO_MAGIC 0x30ea98f6U
+#define CURR_CHILD_INFO_MAGIC 0xc96f5e9U
 
 #define NPROCS	256
 
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ public:
   void *stackbase;	// StackBase of parent thread
   size_t guardsize;     // size of POSIX guard region or (size_t) -1 if
 			// user stack
-  bool from_main;	// true if started from parent's main thread
   char filler[4];
   child_info_fork ();
   void __reg1 handle_fork ();