diff -up ypserv-2.26/rpc.yppasswdd/update.c.request ypserv-2.26/rpc.yppasswdd/update.c
--- ypserv-2.26/rpc.yppasswdd/update.c.request	2011-08-31 15:25:24.760227846 +0200
+++ ypserv-2.26/rpc.yppasswdd/update.c	2011-08-31 15:26:24.214227279 +0200
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ external_update_env (yppasswd *yppw)
  *
  *===============================================================*/
 
-static char *
+static void
 remove_password (char *str)
 {
   char *ptr = strstr (str, " o:");
@@ -761,8 +761,6 @@ remove_password (char *str)
       while (*ptr && *ptr != ' ')
 	*ptr++ = 'X';
     }
-
-  return ptr;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -940,7 +938,7 @@ external_update_pipe (yppasswd *yppw, ch
   fclose(fp);
 
   if (!debug_flag)
-    parentmsg = remove_password (parentmsg);
+    remove_password (parentmsg);
 
   if (strspn(childresponse, "OK") < 2)
     {