diff --git a/source4/libcli/resolve/dns_ex.c b/source4/libcli/resolve/dns_ex.c
index 0bb3ba02287..2607c1558cb 100644
--- a/source4/libcli/resolve/dns_ex.c
+++ b/source4/libcli/resolve/dns_ex.c
@@ -245,13 +245,11 @@ static struct dns_records_container get_a_aaaa_records(TALLOC_CTX *mem_ctx,
 		* Most of the server do it, let's ask for A specificaly.
 		*/
 		err = dns_lookup(tmp_ctx, name, QTYPE_A, &reply);
-		if (!ERR_DNS_IS_OK(err)) {
-			goto done;
+		if (ERR_DNS_IS_OK(err)) {
+			total = reply_to_addrs(tmp_ctx, &a_num, &addrs,
+					       total, reply, port);
 		}
 
-		total = reply_to_addrs(tmp_ctx, &a_num, &addrs, total,
-					reply, port);
-
 	}
 
 	if (total) {