diff --git a/lib/dns/resolver.c b/lib/dns/resolver.c
index fc6d7f57df..32cb137f7a 100644
--- a/lib/dns/resolver.c
+++ b/lib/dns/resolver.c
@@ -7217,6 +7217,8 @@ resume_dslookup(isc_task_t *task, isc_event_t *event) {
 	dns_resolver_t *res = NULL;
 	dns_rdataset_t *nsrdataset = NULL;
 	dns_rdataset_t nameservers;
+	dns_fixedname_t fixed;
+	dns_name_t *domain = NULL;
 	unsigned int n;
 	dns_fetch_t *fetch = NULL;
 
@@ -7291,12 +7293,16 @@ resume_dslookup(isc_task_t *task, isc_event_t *event) {
 			goto cleanup;
 		}
 
-		/* Get nameservers from fctx->nsfetch before we destroy it. */
+		/* Get nameservers from fetch before we destroy it. */
 		dns_rdataset_init(&nameservers);
 		if (dns_rdataset_isassociated(&fetch->private->nameservers)) {
 			dns_rdataset_clone(&fetch->private->nameservers,
 					   &nameservers);
 			nsrdataset = &nameservers;
+
+			/* Get domain from fetch before we destroy it. */
+			domain = dns_fixedname_initname(&fixed);
+			dns_name_copy(fetch->private->domain, domain);
 		}
 
 		n = dns_name_countlabels(fctx->nsname);
@@ -7306,10 +7312,10 @@ resume_dslookup(isc_task_t *task, isc_event_t *event) {
 
 		fetchctx_ref(fctx);
 		result = dns_resolver_createfetch(
-			res, fctx->nsname, dns_rdatatype_ns,
-			fetch->private->domain, nsrdataset, NULL, NULL, 0,
-			fctx->options, 0, NULL, task, resume_dslookup, fctx,
-			&fctx->nsrrset, NULL, &fctx->nsfetch);
+			res, fctx->nsname, dns_rdatatype_ns, domain, nsrdataset,
+			NULL, NULL, 0, fctx->options, 0, NULL, task,
+			resume_dslookup, fctx, &fctx->nsrrset, NULL,
+			&fctx->nsfetch);
 		if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
 			fetchctx_unref(fctx);
 			if (result == DNS_R_DUPLICATE) {