diff --git a/lib/com_err/compile_et.c b/lib/com_err/compile_et.c
index 9aa165fad..b3080a2b5 100644
--- a/lib/com_err/compile_et.c
+++ b/lib/com_err/compile_et.c
@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ generate_h(void)
     fprintf(h_file, "\n");
     fprintf(h_file, "#define ERROR_TABLE_BASE_%s %ld\n", name, base_id);
     fprintf(h_file, "\n");
+    fprintf(h_file, "#define COM_ERR_BINDDOMAIN_%s \"com_err%ld\"\n", name, base_id);
+    fprintf(h_file, "\n");
     fprintf(h_file, "#endif /* %s */\n", fn);