diff --git a/bin/dig/nslookup.c b/bin/dig/nslookup.c
index 3e709af160..78239cdb7d 100644
--- a/bin/dig/nslookup.c
+++ b/bin/dig/nslookup.c
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ do_next_command(char *input) {
 		show_settings(ISC_TRUE, ISC_TRUE);
 	} else if (strcasecmp(ptr, "exit") == 0) {
 		in_use = ISC_FALSE;
-	} else if (strncasecmp(ptr, "ver", 3) == 0) {
+	} else if (strcasecmp(ptr, "version") == 0) {
 		version();
 	} else if (strcasecmp(ptr, "help") == 0 ||
 		   strcasecmp(ptr, "?") == 0) {