diff --git pthread/ypbind_comb.c pthread/ypbind_comb.c
index 255923b..e4d7179 100644
--- pthread/ypbind_comb.c
+++ pthread/ypbind_comb.c
@@ -5010,7 +5010,7 @@ void find_domain(char const   *domain___0 , ypbind_resp *result )
 #line 272
     if ((domainlist + i)->active == -2) {
 #line 274
-      result->ypbind_status = 1;
+      result->ypbind_status = -1;
 #line 275
       memcpy((void * __restrict  )(& result->ypbind_resp_u.ypbind_bindinfo.ypbind_binding_addr),
              (void const   * __restrict  )(& (domainlist + i)->ypset.addr), sizeof(struct in_addr ));