diff --git a/gdb/ChangeLog b/gdb/ChangeLog
index 234e379002..3963e89c4d 100644
--- a/gdb/ChangeLog
+++ b/gdb/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2004-09-14  Andrew Cagney  <cagney@gnu.org>
+
+	* thread-db.c (thread_db_new_objfile): Assume that there is a
+	child process.
+
 2004-09-13  Jim Blandy  <jimb@redhat.com>
 
 	* valops.c (value_assign): Move 'buffer' to the enclosing block,
diff --git a/gdb/thread-db.c b/gdb/thread-db.c
index 326bf72642..8bf52924b3 100644
--- a/gdb/thread-db.c
+++ b/gdb/thread-db.c
@@ -697,14 +697,8 @@ thread_db_new_objfile (struct objfile *objfile)
       push_target (&thread_db_ops);
       using_thread_db = 1;
 
-      /* We can only poke around if there actually is a child process.
-         If there is no child process alive, postpone the steps below
-         until one has been created.  */
-      if (proc_handle.pid != 0)
-	{
-	  enable_thread_event_reporting ();
-	  thread_db_find_new_threads ();
-	}
+      enable_thread_event_reporting ();
+      thread_db_find_new_threads ();
       break;
 
     default: