diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
index 09c20baa9..a5e5b25a2 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+2004-01-24  Christopher Faylor  <cgf@redhat.com>
+
+	* fhandler.h (fhandler_base::fhaccess): Return int for compatibility
+	with access.
+	* fhandler.cc (fhandler_base::fhaccess): Return int.  Use consistent
+	variable name for exit value.  Exit at bottom, printing debugging
+	information, like other cygwin functions.
+
 2004-01-23  Christopher Faylor  <cgf@redhat.com>
 
 	* cygheap.cc (init_cygheap::close_ctty): Protect YA vforkism.
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler.cc b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler.cc
index 98b685b87..38b95d42b 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler.cc
@@ -331,19 +331,20 @@ fhandler_base::device_access_denied (int flags)
   return fhaccess (mode);
 }
 
-bool
+int
 fhandler_base::fhaccess (int flags)
 {
+  int res = -1;
   if (error ())
     {
       set_errno (error ());
-      return -1;
+      goto done;
     }
 
   if (!exists ())
     {
       set_errno (ENOENT);
-      return -1;
+      goto done;
     }
 
   if (!(flags & (R_OK | W_OK | X_OK)))
@@ -354,16 +355,15 @@ fhandler_base::fhaccess (int flags)
   else if (has_attribute (FILE_ATTRIBUTE_READONLY) && (flags & W_OK))
     {
       set_errno (EACCES);
-      return -1;
+      goto done;
     }
   else if (has_acls () && allow_ntsec)
     return check_file_access (get_win32_name (), flags);
 
   struct __stat64 st;
-  int r = fstat (&st);
-  if (r)
-    return -1;
-  r = -1;
+  if (fstat (&st))
+    goto done;
+
   if (flags & R_OK)
     {
       if (st.st_uid == myself->uid)
@@ -379,6 +379,7 @@ fhandler_base::fhaccess (int flags)
       else if (!(st.st_mode & S_IROTH))
 	goto done;
     }
+
   if (flags & W_OK)
     {
       if (st.st_uid == myself->uid)
@@ -394,6 +395,7 @@ fhandler_base::fhaccess (int flags)
       else if (!(st.st_mode & S_IWOTH))
 	goto done;
     }
+
   if (flags & X_OK)
     {
       if (st.st_uid == myself->uid)
@@ -409,11 +411,12 @@ fhandler_base::fhaccess (int flags)
       else if (!(st.st_mode & S_IXOTH))
 	goto done;
     }
-  r = 0;
+  res = 0;
 done:
-  if (r)
+  if (res)
     set_errno (EACCES);
-  return r;
+  debug_printf ("returning %d", res);
+  return res;
 }
 
 /* Open system call handler function. */
diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler.h b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler.h
index 514609b45..568e5237b 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler.h
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler.h
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ class fhandler_base
   bool is_auto_device () {return isdevice () && !dev ().isfs ();}
   bool is_fs_special () {return pc.is_fs_special ();}
   bool device_access_denied (int) __attribute__ ((regparm (2)));
-  bool fhaccess (int flags) __attribute__ ((regparm (2)));
+  int fhaccess (int flags) __attribute__ ((regparm (2)));
 };
 
 class fhandler_socket: public fhandler_base