diff --git a/src/dns/dns_lookup.c b/src/dns/dns_lookup.c
index 1ea98b3..1bfeb7e 100644
--- a/src/dns/dns_lookup.c
+++ b/src/dns/dns_lookup.c
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ static int dns_res_search(const char *name, int class, int type,
if (keep_notfound)
/* Prepare for returning a null-padded server reply. */
memset(answer, 0, anslen);
- len = res_query(name, class, type, answer, anslen);
+ len = res_search(name, class, type, answer, anslen);
/* Begin API creep workaround. */
if (len < 0 && h_errno == 0) {
SET_H_ERRNO(TRY_AGAIN);