diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
index 1da5f3c98..07d103758 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2002-08-11  Christopher Faylor  <cgf@redhat.com>
+
+	* cygthread.cc (cygthread::cygthread): Close another race.
+
 2002-08-11  Christopher Faylor  <cgf@redhat.com>
 
 	* assert.cc (__assert): Call debugger on assertion failure if
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/cygthread.cc b/winsup/cygwin/cygthread.cc
index 00eeb25d0..d1d93375c 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/cygthread.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/cygthread.cc
@@ -123,8 +123,15 @@ cygthread::cygthread (LPTHREAD_START_ROUTINE start, LPVOID param,
     api_fatal ("name should never be NULL");
 #endif
   thread_printf ("name %s, id %p", name, id);
-  while (ResumeThread (h) == 0)
+  while (!h || ResumeThread (h) != 1)
+#ifndef DEBUGGING
     Sleep (0);
+#else
+    {
+      thread_printf ("waiting for %s<%p> to become active", __name, h);
+      Sleep (0);
+    }
+#endif
   __name = name;	/* Need to set after thread has woken up to
 			   ensure that it won't be cleared by exiting
 			   thread. */