diff --git a/bin/dig/dighost.c b/bin/dig/dighost.c
index a4c2865509..7bbd4fafd2 100644
--- a/bin/dig/dighost.c
+++ b/bin/dig/dighost.c
@@ -3035,6 +3035,9 @@ failure_tls:
 	} else {
 		next = NULL;
 	}
+	if (connectquery != NULL) {
+		query_detach(&connectquery);
+	}
 	query_detach(&query);
 	if (next == NULL) {
 		clear_current_lookup();