diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 07d5915571..16e8fc6f0f 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+5216.	[bug]		Fetches-per-zone counter wasn't updated correctly
+			when doing qname minimization. [GL #992]
+
 5215.	[bug]		Change #5124 was incomplete; named could still
 			return FORMERR instead of SERVFAIL in some cases.
 			[GL #990]
diff --git a/lib/dns/resolver.c b/lib/dns/resolver.c
index e4294ec4e6..6681196da1 100644
--- a/lib/dns/resolver.c
+++ b/lib/dns/resolver.c
@@ -4190,6 +4190,13 @@ resume_qmin(isc_task_t *task, isc_event_t *event) {
 		fctx_done(fctx, result, __LINE__);
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
+
+	result = fcount_incr(fctx, false);
+	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
+		fctx_done(fctx, result, __LINE__);
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+
 	dns_name_free(&fctx->qmindcname, fctx->mctx);
 	dns_name_init(&fctx->qmindcname, NULL);
 	result = dns_name_dup(dcname, fctx->mctx, &fctx->qmindcname);