diff --git a/cocci/dns_message_destroy.spatch b/cocci/dns_message_destroy.spatch
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+++ b/cocci/dns_message_destroy.spatch
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+@@
+expression M;
+@@
+
+- dns_message_destroy(M);
++ dns_message_detach(M);