--- host.h.old	2011-12-27 23:07:51.000000000 -0800
+++ host.h	2011-12-27 22:55:36.000000000 -0800
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
 # define NOCHANGE	0xf		/* compatibility with older BIND 
versions */
 #endif
 
-#define NOT_DOTTED_QUAD	((ipaddr_t) -1)
+#define NOT_DOTTED_QUAD	((ipaddr_t) 0xffffffffU)
 #define BROADCAST_ADDR	((ipaddr_t) 0xffffffffU)
 #define LOCALHOST_ADDR	((ipaddr_t) 0x7f000001U)
 


