diff --git a/lib/ns/include/ns/client.h b/lib/ns/include/ns/client.h
index 33eff5938e..fb7b86ffbf 100644
--- a/lib/ns/include/ns/client.h
+++ b/lib/ns/include/ns/client.h
@@ -183,12 +183,13 @@ struct ns_client {
 	isc_task_t *	 task;
 	dns_view_t *	 view;
 	dns_dispatch_t * dispatch;
-	isc_nmhandle_t * handle;      /* Permanent pointer to handle */
-	isc_nmhandle_t * sendhandle;  /* Waiting for send callback */
-	isc_nmhandle_t * reqhandle;   /* Waiting for request callback
-					 (query, update, notify) */
-	isc_nmhandle_t *fetchhandle;  /* Waiting for recursive fetch */
-	isc_nmhandle_t *updatehandle; /* Waiting for update callback */
+	isc_nmhandle_t * handle;	/* Permanent pointer to handle */
+	isc_nmhandle_t * sendhandle;	/* Waiting for send callback */
+	isc_nmhandle_t * reqhandle;	/* Waiting for request callback
+					   (query, update, notify) */
+	isc_nmhandle_t *fetchhandle;	/* Waiting for recursive fetch */
+	isc_nmhandle_t *prefetchhandle; /* Waiting for prefetch / rpzfetch */
+	isc_nmhandle_t *updatehandle;	/* Waiting for update callback */
 	unsigned char * tcpbuf;
 	dns_message_t * message;
 	unsigned char * sendbuf;
diff --git a/lib/ns/query.c b/lib/ns/query.c
index 5f8a355d96..2e1b27d78d 100644
--- a/lib/ns/query.c
+++ b/lib/ns/query.c
@@ -2475,7 +2475,7 @@ prefetch_done(isc_task_t *task, isc_event_t *event) {
 	}
 
 	free_devent(client, &event, &devent);
-	isc_nmhandle_detach(&client->fetchhandle);
+	isc_nmhandle_detach(&client->prefetchhandle);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -2518,7 +2518,7 @@ query_prefetch(ns_client_t *client, dns_name_t *qname,
 		peeraddr = NULL;
 	}
 
-	isc_nmhandle_attach(client->handle, &client->fetchhandle);
+	isc_nmhandle_attach(client->handle, &client->prefetchhandle);
 	options = client->query.fetchoptions | DNS_FETCHOPT_PREFETCH;
 	result = dns_resolver_createfetch(
 		client->view->resolver, qname, rdataset->type, NULL, NULL, NULL,
@@ -2527,7 +2527,7 @@ query_prefetch(ns_client_t *client, dns_name_t *qname,
 		&client->query.prefetch);
 	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
 		ns_client_putrdataset(client, &tmprdataset);
-		isc_nmhandle_detach(&client->fetchhandle);
+		isc_nmhandle_detach(&client->prefetchhandle);
 	}
 
 	dns_rdataset_clearprefetch(rdataset);
@@ -2732,7 +2732,7 @@ query_rpzfetch(ns_client_t *client, dns_name_t *qname, dns_rdatatype_t type) {
 	}
 
 	options = client->query.fetchoptions;
-	isc_nmhandle_attach(client->handle, &client->fetchhandle);
+	isc_nmhandle_attach(client->handle, &client->prefetchhandle);
 	result = dns_resolver_createfetch(
 		client->view->resolver, qname, type, NULL, NULL, NULL, peeraddr,
 		client->message->id, options, 0, NULL, client->task,
@@ -2740,7 +2740,7 @@ query_rpzfetch(ns_client_t *client, dns_name_t *qname, dns_rdatatype_t type) {
 		&client->query.prefetch);
 	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
 		ns_client_putrdataset(client, &tmprdataset);
-		isc_nmhandle_detach(&client->fetchhandle);
+		isc_nmhandle_detach(&client->prefetchhandle);
 	}
 }