diff --git a/lib/dns/validator.c b/lib/dns/validator.c
index 92ab963ffe..b1e06f2c5d 100644
--- a/lib/dns/validator.c
+++ b/lib/dns/validator.c
@@ -939,8 +939,8 @@ create_fetch(dns_validator_t *val, dns_name_t *name, dns_rdatatype_t type,
 	dns_validator_ref(val);
 	result = dns_resolver_createfetch(
 		val->view->resolver, name, type, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0,
-		fopts, 0, NULL, NULL, val->loop, callback, val, &val->frdataset,
-		&val->fsigrdataset, &val->fetch);
+		fopts, 0, val->qc, val->gqc, val->loop, callback, val,
+		&val->frdataset, &val->fsigrdataset, &val->fetch);
 	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
 		dns_validator_detach(&val);
 	}