diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 3e2037ec48..05bb42f998 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+4640.	[bug]		If query_findversion failed in query_getdb due to
+			memory failure the error status was incorrectly
+			discarded. [RT #45331]
+
 4639.	[bug]		Fix a regression in --with-tuning reporting introduced
 			by change 4488. [RT #45396]
 
diff --git a/bin/named/query.c b/bin/named/query.c
index 39b99a2f8b..49c5d4070b 100644
--- a/bin/named/query.c
+++ b/bin/named/query.c
@@ -1520,7 +1520,7 @@ query_getdb(ns_client_t *client, dns_name_t *name, dns_rdatatype_t qtype,
 
 			dbversion = query_findversion(client, tdbp);
 			if (dbversion == NULL) {
-				result = ISC_R_NOMEMORY;
+				tresult = ISC_R_NOMEMORY;
 			} else {
 				/*
 				 * Be sure to return our database.