diff --git a/sys/kern/kern_fork.c b/sys/kern/kern_fork.c
index c25b8e1df17a..e9039d5bf8d7 100644
--- a/sys/kern/kern_fork.c
+++ b/sys/kern/kern_fork.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: kern_fork.c,v 1.34 1998/01/04 03:52:02 thorpej Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: kern_fork.c,v 1.35 1998/01/05 05:16:28 thorpej Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ sys_fork(p, v, retval)
 	register_t *retval;
 {
 
-	return (fork1(p, 0, retval));
+	return (fork1(p, 0, retval, NULL));
 }
 
 /*
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ sys_vfork(p, v, retval)
 	register_t *retval;
 {
 
-	return (fork1(p, FORK_PPWAIT, retval));
+	return (fork1(p, FORK_PPWAIT, retval, NULL));
 }
 
 /*
@@ -99,14 +99,15 @@ sys___vfork14(p, v, retval)
 	register_t *retval;
 {
 
-	return (fork1(p, FORK_PPWAIT|FORK_SHAREVM, retval));
+	return (fork1(p, FORK_PPWAIT|FORK_SHAREVM, retval, NULL));
 }
 
 int
-fork1(p1, flags, retval)
+fork1(p1, flags, retval, rnewprocp)
 	register struct proc *p1;
 	int flags;
 	register_t *retval;
+	struct proc **rnewprocp;
 {
 	register struct proc *p2;
 	register uid_t uid;
@@ -295,6 +296,12 @@ again:
 	if (flags & FORK_SHAREVM)
 		cnt.v_forks_sharevm++;
 
+	/*
+	 * Pass a pointer to the new process to the caller.
+	 */
+	if (rnewprocp != NULL)
+		*rnewprocp = p2;
+
 	/*
 	 * Preserve synchronization semantics of vfork.  If waiting for
 	 * child to exec or exit, set P_PPWAIT on child, and sleep on our
diff --git a/sys/sys/proc.h b/sys/sys/proc.h
index e4e663775a20..599e27bb6921 100644
--- a/sys/sys/proc.h
+++ b/sys/sys/proc.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: proc.h,v 1.54 1998/01/04 03:53:04 thorpej Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: proc.h,v 1.55 1998/01/05 05:16:26 thorpej Exp $	*/
 
 /*-
  * Copyright (c) 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ int	tsleep __P((void *chan, int pri, const char *wmesg, int timo));
 void	unsleep __P((struct proc *));
 void	wakeup __P((void *chan));
 void	exit1 __P((struct proc *, int));
-int	fork1 __P((struct proc *, int, register_t *));
+int	fork1 __P((struct proc *, int, register_t *, struct proc **));
 void	kmeminit __P((void));
 void	rqinit __P((void));
 int	groupmember __P((gid_t, struct ucred *));