diff --git a/src/cache.c b/src/cache.c
index 0554b7f..b3ed50b 100644
--- a/src/cache.c
+++ b/src/cache.c
@@ -665,7 +665,11 @@ void cache_end_insert(void)
 	      if (flags & (F_IPV4 | F_IPV6 | F_DNSKEY | F_DS | F_SRV))
 		read_write(daemon->pipe_to_parent, (unsigned char *)&new_chain->addr, sizeof(new_chain->addr), 0);
 	      if (flags & F_SRV)
-		 blockdata_write(new_chain->addr.srv.target, new_chain->addr.srv.targetlen, daemon->pipe_to_parent);
+		{
+		  /* A negative SRV entry is possible and has no data, obviously. */
+		  if (!(flags & F_NEG))
+		    blockdata_write(new_chain->addr.srv.target, new_chain->addr.srv.targetlen, daemon->pipe_to_parent);
+		}
 #ifdef HAVE_DNSSEC
 	      if (flags & F_DNSKEY)
 		{
@@ -737,7 +741,7 @@ int cache_recv_insert(time_t now, int fd)
 	  if (!read_write(fd, (unsigned char *)&addr, sizeof(addr), 1))
 	    return 0;
 
-	  if (flags & F_SRV && !(addr.srv.target = blockdata_read(fd, addr.srv.targetlen)))
+	  if ((flags & F_SRV) && !(flags & F_NEG) && !(addr.srv.target = blockdata_read(fd, addr.srv.targetlen)))
 	    return 0;
 	
 #ifdef HAVE_DNSSEC