diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index c25b74742c..f847079669 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2004-09-19  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@redhat.com>
+
+	* resolv/res_mkquery.c (res_nmkquery): Fix typo.
+
 2004-09-18  Ulrich Drepper  <drepper@redhat.com>
 
 	* sysdeps/unisx/sysv/linux/dl-execstack.c: Get protection flag
diff --git a/resolv/res_mkquery.c b/resolv/res_mkquery.c
index 2d25b169a2..5b705b0e8b 100644
--- a/resolv/res_mkquery.c
+++ b/resolv/res_mkquery.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ res_nmkquery(res_state statp,
 #else
 	    struct timeval tv;
 	    __gettimeofday (&tv, NULL);
-	    random_time_bits = (tv.tv_sec << 8) ^ tv.tv_usec;
+	    randombits = (tv.tv_sec << 8) ^ tv.tv_usec;
 #endif
 	  }
 	while (randombits == 0);