diff --git a/bin/dig/dighost.c b/bin/dig/dighost.c
index 4a2e88fecf..40d004c1ef 100644
--- a/bin/dig/dighost.c
+++ b/bin/dig/dighost.c
@@ -3053,9 +3053,7 @@ failure_tls:
 	} else {
 		next = NULL;
 	}
-	if (connectquery != NULL) {
-		query_detach(&connectquery);
-	}
+	query_detach(&connectquery);
 	query_detach(&query);
 	if (next == NULL) {
 		clear_current_lookup();