diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index e368be02b2..24a79b384c 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+2578.	[bug]		Changed default sig-signing-type to 65534, because
+			65535 turns out to be reserved.  [RT #19477]
+
 2577.	[doc]		Clarified some statistics counters. [RT #19454]
 
 2576.	[bug]		NSEC record were not being correctly signed when
diff --git a/bin/named/config.c b/bin/named/config.c
index 532b0f944a..a5d70bee0c 100644
--- a/bin/named/config.c
+++ b/bin/named/config.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-/* $Id: config.c,v 1.95 2009/03/05 23:47:35 tbox Exp $ */
+/* $Id: config.c,v 1.96 2009/03/16 23:41:21 each Exp $ */
 
 /*! \file */
 
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ options {\n\
 	sig-validity-interval 30; /* days */\n\
 	sig-signing-nodes 100;\n\
 	sig-signing-signatures 10;\n\
-	sig-signing-type 65535;\n\
+	sig-signing-type 65534;\n\
 	zone-statistics false;\n\
 	max-journal-size unlimited;\n\
 	ixfr-from-differences false;\n\