diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_tty.cc b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_tty.cc
index 14165bdfc..ce82c5793 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_tty.cc
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/fhandler_tty.cc
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ fhandler_pty_slave::push_to_pcon_screenbuffer (const char *ptr, size_t len)
   /* If not attached pseudo console yet, try to attach temporally. */
   if (!pcon_attached)
     {
-      if (has_master_opened ())
+      if (has_master_opened () && get_ttyp ()->attach_pcon_in_fork)
 	return;
 
       pidRestore =
@@ -1246,7 +1246,7 @@ fhandler_pty_slave::ioctl (unsigned int cmd, void *arg)
 	  DWORD pidRestore = 0;
 	  if (!pcon_attached)
 	    {
-	      if (has_master_opened ())
+	      if (has_master_opened () && get_ttyp ()->attach_pcon_in_fork)
 		goto resize_cyg;
 
 	      pidRestore = fhandler_console::get_console_process_id