diff --git a/net/dns_resolver/dns_query.c b/net/dns_resolver/dns_query.c
index 9acec61f54334f146d87711f145f1992dbf2c360..dd8696a3dbec9b907cc9fa3744a8bf37e8efca93 100644
--- a/net/dns_resolver/dns_query.c
+++ b/net/dns_resolver/dns_query.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ int dns_query(const char *type, const char *name, size_t namelen,
 		goto put;
 
 	memcpy(*_result, upayload->data, len);
-	*_result[len] = '\0';
+	(*_result)[len] = '\0';
 
 	if (_expiry)
 		*_expiry = rkey->expiry;