diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index a3c4929c3c..03bcbb9ae8 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 1760.	[bug]		Host / net unreachable was not penalising rtt
 			estimates. [RT #12970]
 
+1759.	[bug]		Named failed to startup if the OS supported IPv6
+			but had no IPv6 interfaces configured. [RT #12942]
+
 1757.	[func]		host now can turn on memory debugging flags with '-m'.
 
 1756.	[func]		named-checkconf now checks the logging configuration.
diff --git a/bin/named/server.c b/bin/named/server.c
index 97f9098321..0fbd543953 100644
--- a/bin/named/server.c
+++ b/bin/named/server.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-/* $Id: server.c,v 1.419.18.13 2004/10/21 00:56:45 marka Exp $ */
+/* $Id: server.c,v 1.419.18.14 2004/11/10 22:13:48 marka Exp $ */
 
 #include <config.h>
 
@@ -1920,7 +1920,8 @@ adjust_interfaces(ns_server_t *server, isc_mem_t *mctx) {
 		dns_dispatch_t *dispatch6;
 
 		dispatch6 = dns_resolver_dispatchv6(view->resolver);
-		INSIST(dispatch6 != NULL);
+		if (dispatch6 == NULL)
+			continue;
 		result = dns_dispatch_getlocaladdress(dispatch6, &addr);
 		if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS)
 			goto fail;