diff --git a/libc/netbsd/resolv/res_send.c b/libc/netbsd/resolv/res_send.c
index dbad6dd..2f131f1 100644
--- a/libc/netbsd/resolv/res_send.c
+++ b/libc/netbsd/resolv/res_send.c
@@ -646,6 +646,9 @@
 		errno = terrno;
 	return (-1);
  fail:
+#if USE_RESOLV_CACHE
+	_resolv_cache_query_failed(cache, buf, buflen);
+#endif
 	res_nclose(statp);
 	return (-1);
 }