diff --git a/doc/Changelog b/doc/Changelog
index cd5299665..cc75f7498 100644
--- a/doc/Changelog
+++ b/doc/Changelog
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 	- val-clean-additional option, so you can turn it off.
 	- move rrset verification out of the specific proof types into one
 	  routine. This makes the proof routines prettier.
+	- fixup cname handling in validator, cname-to-positive and cname-to-
+	  nodata work.
 
 23 August 2007: Wouter
 	- CNAME handling - move needs_validation to before val_new().
diff --git a/validator/val_utils.c b/validator/val_utils.c
index 17fb05e37..48e809238 100644
--- a/validator/val_utils.c
+++ b/validator/val_utils.c
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ val_chase_cname(struct query_info* qchase, struct reply_info* rep,
 				&qchase->qname_len);
 			if(!qchase->qname)
 				return 0; /* bad CNAME rdata */
-			(*cname_skip) = i;
+			(*cname_skip) = i+1;
 			return 1;
 		}
 	}