diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 674f7097c4..0b2eeff51c 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 1633.   [placeholder]	rt11331
 
-1632.	[placeholder]	rt11288
+1632.	[bug]		nsupdate failed to send prerequisite only UPDATE
+			messages. [RT #11288]
 
 1631.	[bug]		dns_journal_compact() could sometimes corrupt the
 			journal. [RT #11124]
diff --git a/bin/nsupdate/nsupdate.c b/bin/nsupdate/nsupdate.c
index 46d36097a5..53777b8dfb 100644
--- a/bin/nsupdate/nsupdate.c
+++ b/bin/nsupdate/nsupdate.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-/* $Id: nsupdate.c,v 1.131 2004/04/10 04:03:16 marka Exp $ */
+/* $Id: nsupdate.c,v 1.132 2004/05/12 04:48:23 marka Exp $ */
 
 #include <config.h>
 
@@ -1847,12 +1847,17 @@ start_update(void) {
 	dns_request_t *request = NULL;
 	dns_message_t *soaquery = NULL;
 	dns_name_t *firstname;
+	dns_section_t section = DNS_SECTION_UPDATE;
 
 	ddebug("start_update()");
 
 	if (answer != NULL)
 		dns_message_destroy(&answer);
-	result = dns_message_firstname(updatemsg, DNS_SECTION_UPDATE);
+	result = dns_message_firstname(updatemsg, section);
+	if (result == ISC_R_NOMORE) {
+		section = DNS_SECTION_PREREQUISITE;
+		result = dns_message_firstname(updatemsg, section);
+	}
 	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
 		done_update();
 		return;
@@ -1879,7 +1884,7 @@ start_update(void) {
 	dns_rdataset_makequestion(rdataset, getzoneclass(), dns_rdatatype_soa);
 
 	firstname = NULL;
-	dns_message_currentname(updatemsg, DNS_SECTION_UPDATE, &firstname);
+	dns_message_currentname(updatemsg, section, &firstname);
 	dns_name_init(name, NULL);
 	dns_name_clone(firstname, name);