diff --git a/lib/dns/qpzone.c b/lib/dns/qpzone.c
index 72050bf96b..383b62bca2 100644
--- a/lib/dns/qpzone.c
+++ b/lib/dns/qpzone.c
@@ -1597,6 +1597,10 @@ closeversion(dns_db_t *db, dns_dbversion_t **versionp,
 			}
 		}
 
+		if (next_changed == changed) {
+			qpznode_acquire(qpdb, node DNS__DB_FLARG_PASS);
+		}
+
 		qpznode_detach(&node);
 
 		NODE_UNLOCK(nlock, &nlocktype);