diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/spawn.cc b/winsup/cygwin/spawn.cc
index 92d190d1a7..83b216f527 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/spawn.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/spawn.cc
@@ -431,6 +431,13 @@ child_info_spawn::worker (const char *prog_arg, const char *const *argv,
 
       c_flags |= CREATE_SEPARATE_WOW_VDM | CREATE_UNICODE_ENVIRONMENT;
 
+      /* Add CREATE_DEFAULT_ERROR_MODE flag for non-Cygwin processes so they
+	 get the default error mode instead of inheriting the mode Cygwin
+	 uses.  This allows things like Windows Error Reporting/JIT debugging
+	 to work with processes launched from a Cygwin shell. */
+      if (!real_path.iscygexec ())
+	c_flags |= CREATE_DEFAULT_ERROR_MODE;
+
       /* We're adding the CREATE_BREAKAWAY_FROM_JOB flag here to workaround
 	 issues with the "Program Compatibility Assistant (PCA) Service".
 	 For some reason, when starting long running sessions from mintty(*),