diff --git a/lib/bind/resolv/res_init.c b/lib/bind/resolv/res_init.c
index ba5d7f7039..28a3ebd088 100644
--- a/lib/bind/resolv/res_init.c
+++ b/lib/bind/resolv/res_init.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 
 #if defined(LIBC_SCCS) && !defined(lint)
 static const char sccsid[] = "@(#)res_init.c	8.1 (Berkeley) 6/7/93";
-static const char rcsid[] = "$Id: res_init.c,v 1.9.2.5.4.4 2005/09/09 00:40:56 marka Exp $";
+static const char rcsid[] = "$Id: res_init.c,v 1.9.2.5.4.5 2005/11/03 00:00:52 marka Exp $";
 #endif /* LIBC_SCCS and not lint */
 
 #include "port_before.h"
@@ -216,7 +216,8 @@ __res_vinit(res_state statp, int preinit) {
 		statp->_u._ext.ext->nsaddrs[0].sin = statp->nsaddr;
 		strcpy(statp->_u._ext.ext->nsuffix, "ip6.arpa");
 		strcpy(statp->_u._ext.ext->nsuffix2, "ip6.int");
-	}
+	} else
+		return (-1);
 #ifdef RESOLVSORT
 	statp->nsort = 0;
 #endif