diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
index 3530834cf..93f690201 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2011-04-17  Christopher Faylor  <me.cygwin2011@cgf.cx>
+
+	* * signal.cc (_pinfo::kill): Set this_process_state when process
+	exists.
+
 2011-04-17  Christopher Faylor  <me.cygwin2011@cgf.cx>
 
 	* signal.cc (_pinfo::kill): Return 0 when attempting to test for
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/signal.cc b/winsup/cygwin/signal.cc
index 41eb03ec5..fed7b27ba 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/signal.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/signal.cc
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ _pinfo::kill (siginfo_t& si)
   if (exists ())
     {
       bool sendSIGCONT;
+      this_process_state = process_state;
       if ((sendSIGCONT = (si.si_signo < 0)))
 	si.si_signo = -si.si_signo;