diff --git a/bin/dig/dighost.c b/bin/dig/dighost.c

index aa5315d..1fa711a 100644

--- a/bin/dig/dighost.c

+++ b/bin/dig/dighost.c

@@ -1814,6 +1814,13 @@ clear_query(dig_query_t *query) {

 	if (query->timer != NULL)

 		isc_timer_detach(&query->timer);

+

+	if (query->waiting_senddone) {

+		debug("send_done not yet called");

+		query->pending_free = true;

+		return;

+	}

+

 	lookup = query->lookup;

 	if (lookup->current_query == query)

@@ -1839,10 +1846,7 @@ clear_query(dig_query_t *query) {

 	isc_mempool_put(commctx, query->recvspace);

 	isc_buffer_invalidate(&query->recvbuf);

 	isc_buffer_invalidate(&query->lengthbuf);

-	if (query->waiting_senddone)

-		query->pending_free = true;

-	else

-		isc_mem_free(mctx, query);

+	isc_mem_free(mctx, query);

 }

 /*%

@@ -2892,9 +2896,9 @@ send_done(isc_task_t *_task, isc_event_t *event) {

 	isc_event_free(&event);

 	if (query->pending_free)

-		isc_mem_free(mctx, query);

+		clear_query(query);

-	check_if_done();

+	check_next_lookup(l);

 	UNLOCK_LOOKUP;

 }