diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
index 773636a04..d4cdcc213 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2003-10-31  Thomas Pfaff  <tpfaff@gmx.net>
+
+	* thread.cc (pthread::thread_init_wrapper): Initialize exception
+	handling.
+
 2003-10-31  Thomas Pfaff  <tpfaff@gmx.net>
 
 	Rename pthread::running to pthread::valid throughout.
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/thread.cc b/winsup/cygwin/thread.cc
index fce49091f..35f9f50bc 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/thread.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/thread.cc
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ details. */
 #include "pinfo.h"
 #include "perprocess.h"
 #include "security.h"
+#include "exceptions.h"
 #include <semaphore.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <sys/timeb.h>
@@ -1894,6 +1895,13 @@ pthread::thread_init_wrapper (void *_arg)
   struct sigaction _sigs[NSIG];
   sigset_t _sig_mask;		/* one set for everything to ignore. */
 
+  /* According to onno@stack.urc.tue.nl, the exception handler record must
+     be on the stack.  */
+  exception_list cygwin_except_entry;
+
+  /* Initialize SIGSEGV handling, etc. */
+  init_exceptions (&cygwin_except_entry);
+
   // setup signal structures
   thread->sigs = _sigs;
   thread->sigmask = &_sig_mask;