diff --git a/nt/ChangeLog b/nt/ChangeLog
index 829bc868a99..0ad5e7b458f 100644
--- a/nt/ChangeLog
+++ b/nt/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2004-04-10  Benjamin Riefenstahl  <Benjamin.Riefenstahl@epost.de>
+
+	* runemacs.c (WinMain): Let emacs environment default to parent.
+
 2004-03-11  Jason Rumney  <jasonr@gnu.org>
 
 	* paths.h: Remove PATH_LOCK, add PATH_BITMAPS.
diff --git a/nt/runemacs.c b/nt/runemacs.c
index cdd46a6008d..afa5340ef53 100644
--- a/nt/runemacs.c
+++ b/nt/runemacs.c
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ WinMain (HINSTANCE hSelf, HINSTANCE hPrev, LPSTR cmdline, int nShow)
   sec_attrs.bInheritHandle = FALSE;
 
   if (CreateProcess (NULL, new_cmdline, &sec_attrs, NULL, TRUE, priority_class,
-		     GetEnvironmentStrings (), NULL, &start, &child))
+		     NULL, NULL, &start, &child))
     {
       if (wait_for_child)
 	{