diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
index c6851787e..0a78372fc 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2002-11-04  Christopher Faylor  <cgf@redhat.com>
+
+	* pinfo.cc (_pinfo::commune_send): Fix thinko in previous checkin.
+
 2002-11-04  Christopher Faylor  <cgf@redhat.com>
 
 	* pinfo.cc (_pinfo::commune_send): Set priority low when sleeping,
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/pinfo.cc b/winsup/cygwin/pinfo.cc
index f47e3bd2d..d4764bced 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/pinfo.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/pinfo.cc
@@ -369,7 +369,8 @@ _pinfo::commune_send (DWORD code)
       break;
     else
       {
-	DWORD prio = SetThreadPriority (GetCurrentThread (), THREAD_PRIORITY_IDLE);
+	DWORD prio = GetThreadPriority (GetCurrentThread ());
+	SetThreadPriority (GetCurrentThread (), THREAD_PRIORITY_IDLE);
 	Sleep (0);
 	SetThreadPriority (GetCurrentThread (), prio);
       }