diff --git a/lib/dns/qpzone.c b/lib/dns/qpzone.c
index 445f63f58e..1b6958715f 100644
--- a/lib/dns/qpzone.c
+++ b/lib/dns/qpzone.c
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	qpzonedb_t *qpdb;
 	qpz_version_t *version;
 	dns_qpread_t qpr;
+	dns_qpread_t nqpr;
 	uint32_t serial;
 	unsigned int options;
 	dns_qpchain_t chain;
@@ -2969,7 +2970,6 @@ previous_closest_nsec(dns_rdatatype_t type, qpz_search_t *search,
 		      dns_name_t *name, qpznode_t **nodep, dns_qpiter_t *nit,
 		      bool *firstp) {
 	isc_result_t result;
-	dns_qpread_t qpr;
 
 	REQUIRE(nodep != NULL && *nodep == NULL);
 	REQUIRE(type == dns_rdatatype_nsec3 || firstp != NULL);
@@ -2980,8 +2980,6 @@ previous_closest_nsec(dns_rdatatype_t type, qpz_search_t *search,
 		return result;
 	}
 
-	dns_qpmulti_query(search->qpdb->nsec, &qpr);
-
 	for (;;) {
 		if (*firstp) {
 			/*
@@ -2989,8 +2987,8 @@ previous_closest_nsec(dns_rdatatype_t type, qpz_search_t *search,
 			 * It is the first node sought in the NSEC tree.
 			 */
 			*firstp = false;
-			result = dns_qp_lookup(&qpr, name, NULL, nit, NULL,
-					       NULL, NULL);
+			result = dns_qp_lookup(&search->nqpr, name, NULL, nit,
+					       NULL, NULL, NULL);
 			INSIST(result != ISC_R_NOTFOUND);
 			if (result == ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
 				/*
@@ -3044,7 +3042,6 @@ previous_closest_nsec(dns_rdatatype_t type, qpz_search_t *search,
 		}
 	}
 
-	dns_qpread_destroy(search->qpdb->nsec, &qpr);
 	return result;
 }
 
@@ -3398,6 +3395,7 @@ find(dns_db_t *db, const dns_name_t *name, dns_dbversion_t *version,
 		nsec3 = true;
 	} else {
 		dns_qpmulti_query(qpdb->tree, &search.qpr);
+		dns_qpmulti_query(qpdb->nsec, &search.nqpr);
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -3846,6 +3844,7 @@ tree_exit:
 		dns_qpread_destroy(qpdb->nsec3, &search.qpr);
 	} else {
 		dns_qpread_destroy(qpdb->tree, &search.qpr);
+		dns_qpread_destroy(qpdb->nsec, &search.nqpr);
 	}
 
 	/*