diff --git a/bind/bind.spec b/bind/bind.spec
index 89a899877f..8e55a8f358 100644
--- a/bind/bind.spec
+++ b/bind/bind.spec
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Distribution: OpenPKG [BASE]
 Group:        DNS
 License:      ISC
 Version:      %{V_bind}
-Release:      20030819
+Release:      20030907
 
 #   package options
 %option       with_dlz_mysql      no
diff --git a/bind/db.root.sh b/bind/db.root.sh
index b4d5677b0c..09493c7589 100644
--- a/bind/db.root.sh
+++ b/bind/db.root.sh
@@ -10,11 +10,15 @@ cat >$ROOTFILE <<EOT
 ;;
 
 EOT
-dig @A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET . NS |\
-awk '
-  /^[^;].*IN\tNS/ { printf("%-20s 99999999  IN  NS  %s\n", $1, $NF); }
-  /^[^;].*IN\tA/  { printf("%-20s 99999999  IN  A   %s\n", $1, $NF); }
+for i in A B C D E F G H I J K L M; do
+    dig @$i.ROOT-SERVERS.NET . NS >$ROOTFILE.raw && break
+done
+[ -f $ROOTFILE.raw ] || exit 1
+awk <$ROOTFILE.raw '
+  /IN NS/ { printf("%-20s 99999999  IN  NS  %s\n", $1, $NF); }
+  /IN A/  { printf("%-20s 99999999  IN  A   %s\n", $1, $NF); }
 ' |\
 sort >>$ROOTFILE
 echo "" >>$ROOTFILE
+rm $ROOTFILE.raw