diff --git a/cpukit/ChangeLog b/cpukit/ChangeLog
index 55c2159cdb..c660902d31 100644
--- a/cpukit/ChangeLog
+++ b/cpukit/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2007-09-14	Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@OARcorp.com>
+
+	PR 1260/cpukit
+	* posix/src/pthread.c: Get initial signals blocked from creating thread
+	not from ourselves.
+
 2007-09-13	Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@OARcorp.com>
 
 	PR 1259/rtems
diff --git a/cpukit/posix/src/pthread.c b/cpukit/posix/src/pthread.c
index bbd7a73a9e..c115d6c157 100644
--- a/cpukit/posix/src/pthread.c
+++ b/cpukit/posix/src/pthread.c
@@ -170,9 +170,10 @@ boolean _POSIX_Threads_Create_extension(
   if ( _Objects_Get_API( created->Object.id ) == OBJECTS_POSIX_API &&
        _Objects_Get_class( created->Object.id ) == 1 ) {
     executing_api = _Thread_Executing->API_Extensions[ THREAD_API_POSIX ];
-    api->signals_blocked = api->signals_blocked;
-  } else
+    api->signals_blocked = executing_api->signals_blocked;
+  } else {
     api->signals_blocked = 0xffffffff;
+  }
 
   _Thread_queue_Initialize(
     &api->Join_List,