diff -ruN src.orig/bin/host/host.c src/bin/host/host.c
--- src.orig/bin/host/host.c	Thu Nov 11 20:39:10 1999
+++ src/bin/host/host.c	Thu Nov 25 23:07:46 1999
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@
 			/*NOTREACHED*/
 		}
 	}
-	if (gettype == 0) {
+	if (gettype == 0 && (sigchase)) {
 		if (verbose)
 			printf ("Forcing `-t a' for signature trace.\n");
 		gettype = ns_t_a;