diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index a549e67e88..9234d92b57 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+ 687.	[bug]		Only say we have IPv6, with sufficent functionality,
+			if it has actually been tested.  [RT #586]
 
  686.	[bug]		dig and nslookup can now be properly aborted during
 			blocking operations. [RT #568]
diff --git a/lib/isc/unix/net.c b/lib/isc/unix/net.c
index bdcced1c67..96b501541b 100644
--- a/lib/isc/unix/net.c
+++ b/lib/isc/unix/net.c
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
  */
 
-/* $Id: net.c,v 1.17 2001/01/09 21:58:25 bwelling Exp $ */
+/* $Id: net.c,v 1.18 2001/01/17 02:11:20 marka Exp $ */
 
 #include <config.h>
 
@@ -122,8 +122,6 @@ initialize_action(void) {
 #ifdef WANT_IPV6
 #ifdef ISC_PLATFORM_HAVEIN6PKTINFO
 	ipv6_result = try_proto(PF_INET6);
-#else
-	ipv6_result = 0;
 #endif
 #endif
 #endif