diff --git a/src/cache.c b/src/cache.c
index 906f5e1..44c13e4 100644
--- a/src/cache.c
+++ b/src/cache.c
@@ -790,6 +790,7 @@
     if (!is_outdated_cname_pointer(crecp) &&
 	!is_expired(now, crecp) &&
 	(crecp->flags & F_FORWARD) &&
+	!(crecp->flags & F_NXDOMAIN) && 
 	hostname_isequal(name, cache_get_name(crecp)))
       return 1;