diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index e4074a5808..e85adfb68e 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+5253.	[port]		Support platforms that don't define ULLONG_MAX.
+			[GL #1098]
+
 5252.	[func]		Report if the last 'rndc reload/reconfig' failed in
 			rndc status. [GL !2040]
 
diff --git a/lib/dns/gen.c b/lib/dns/gen.c
index 472ce43f91..201429f132 100644
--- a/lib/dns/gen.c
+++ b/lib/dns/gen.c
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@
 #include "gen-unix.h"
 #endif
 
+#ifndef ULLONG_MAX
+#define ULLONG_MAX (~0ULL)
+#endif
+
 #define INSIST(cond) \
 	if (!(cond)) { \
 		fprintf(stderr, "%s:%d: INSIST(%s)\n", \