diff --git a/doc/Changelog b/doc/Changelog
index e268a5203..5b024f3c3 100644
--- a/doc/Changelog
+++ b/doc/Changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+31 October 2023: George
+	- Fix #941: dnscrypt doesn't work after upgrade to 1.18 with
+	  suggestion by dukeartem to also fix the udp_ancil with dnscrypt.
+
 30 October 2023: George
 	- Merge #930 from Stuart Henderson: add void to
 	  log_ident_revert_to_default declaration.
diff --git a/util/netevent.c b/util/netevent.c
index c26b13e4a..141e48d48 100644
--- a/util/netevent.c
+++ b/util/netevent.c
@@ -1070,7 +1070,13 @@ comm_point_udp_ancil_callback(int fd, short event, void* arg)
 		fptr_ok(fptr_whitelist_comm_point(rep.c->callback));
 		if((*rep.c->callback)(rep.c, rep.c->cb_arg, NETEVENT_NOERROR, &rep)) {
 			/* send back immediate reply */
-			(void)comm_point_send_udp_msg_if(rep.c, rep.c->buffer,
+			struct sldns_buffer *buffer;
+#ifdef USE_DNSCRYPT
+			buffer = rep.c->dnscrypt_buffer;
+#else
+			buffer = rep.c->buffer;
+#endif
+			(void)comm_point_send_udp_msg_if(rep.c, buffer,
 				(struct sockaddr*)&rep.remote_addr,
 				rep.remote_addrlen, &rep);
 		}