diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 1a1fccfd3f..539a8bb534 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+1244.	[bug]		Receiving a TCP message from a blackhole address would
+			prevent further messages being received over that
+			interface.
+
 1243.	[bug]		It was possible to trigger a REQUIRE() in
 			dns_message_findtype(). [RT #2659]
 
diff --git a/bin/named/client.c b/bin/named/client.c
index 5fc9da63c8..d567ae38f9 100644
--- a/bin/named/client.c
+++ b/bin/named/client.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-/* $Id: client.c,v 1.205 2002/03/05 00:36:44 marka Exp $ */
+/* $Id: client.c,v 1.206 2002/04/03 05:30:01 marka Exp $ */
 
 #include <config.h>
 
@@ -1783,6 +1783,8 @@ client_newconn(isc_task_t *task, isc_event_t *event) {
 			ns_client_log(client, DNS_LOGCATEGORY_SECURITY,
 				      NS_LOGMODULE_CLIENT, ISC_LOG_DEBUG(10),
 				      "blackholed connection attempt");
+			client->newstate = NS_CLIENTSTATE_READY;
+			(void)exit_check(client);
 			goto freeevent;
 		}