diff --git a/src/forward.c b/src/forward.c
index a077620..93a2c86 100644
--- a/src/forward.c
+++ b/src/forward.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ static unsigned int search_servers(time_t now, struct all_addr **addrpp, unsigne
 	  }
       }
   
-  if (flags == 0 && !(qtype & F_QUERY) && 
+  if (flags == 0 && !(qtype & (F_QUERY | F_DNSSECOK)) && 
       option_bool(OPT_NODOTS_LOCAL) && !strchr(qdomain, '.') && namelen != 0)
     /* don't forward A or AAAA queries for simple names, except the empty name */
     flags = F_NOERR;