UserPrincipal.GetGroups fails with unknown error

I am trying to get all Active Directory groups for a user, with the following code:

    private static IEnumerable<string> GetGroupNames(string userName)
    {
        using (var context = new PrincipalContext(ContextType.Domain))
        {
            using (var userPrincipal = UserPrincipal.FindByIdentity(context, userName))
            {
                var groupSearch = userPrincipal.GetGroups(context);
                var result = new List<string>();
                foreach (var principal in groupSearch)
                {
                    Log.LogDebug("User {0} is member of group {0}", userPrincipal.DisplayName, principal.DisplayName);
                    result.Add(principal.SamAccountName);
                }
                return result;
            }
        }
    }

This code correctly finds the user principal, but fails when GetGroups is called with a PrincipalOperationException: Unknown error (0x80005000).

Root exception:

   at System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.ADStoreCtx.GetGroupsMemberOf(Principal foreignPrincipal, StoreCtx foreignContext)
   at System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.Principal.GetGroupsHelper(PrincipalContext contextToQuery)
   at System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.Principal.GetGroups(PrincipalContext contextToQuery)
   at [line of the GetGroup call]

Inner exception (COMException):

   at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.Bind(Boolean throwIfFail)
   at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.Bind()
   at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.get_AdsObject()
   at System.DirectoryServices.PropertyValueCollection.PopulateList()
   at System.DirectoryServices.PropertyValueCollection..ctor(DirectoryEntry entry, String propertyName)
   at System.DirectoryServices.PropertyCollection.get_Item(String propertyName)
   at System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement.ADUtils.RetriveWkDn(DirectoryEntry deBase, Str