diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
index f21a3b366..dccce15bf 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2001-12-17  Christopher Faylor  <cgf@redhat.com>
+
+	* dtable.cc (dtable::init_std_file_from_handle): Avoid initializing
+	using an invalid handle.
+
 2001-12-16  David Billinghurst <David.Billinghurst@riotinto.com>
 
 	* include/limits.h: Define LLONG_MIN, LLONG_MAX, ULLONG_MAX.
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/dtable.cc b/winsup/cygwin/dtable.cc
index 664b2c92d..a6f5b075c 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/dtable.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/dtable.cc
@@ -196,6 +196,9 @@ dtable::init_std_file_from_handle (int fd, HANDLE handle, DWORD myaccess)
 
   first_fd_for_open = 0;
 
+  if (!handle || handle == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
+    return;
+
   if (__fmode)
     bin = __fmode;
   else