diff --git a/doc/Changelog b/doc/Changelog
index 186a5cd8d..d13133d46 100644
--- a/doc/Changelog
+++ b/doc/Changelog
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 	- Fix that the ratelimit is decremented on successful
 	  referrals. Thanks to Qifan Zhang, Palo Alto Networks, for
 	  the report.
+	- Fix that msgencode insert_query has the correct assertion,
+	  for a local_alias. Thanks to Qifan Zhang, Palo Alto Networks,
+	  for the report.
 
 26 May 2026: Wouter
 	- Fix for mesh new client and mesh new callback to rollback the
diff --git a/util/data/msgencode.c b/util/data/msgencode.c
index dd56cc6aa..b1311111b 100644
--- a/util/data/msgencode.c
+++ b/util/data/msgencode.c
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ insert_query(struct query_info* qinfo, struct compress_tree_node** tree,
 	size_t qname_len = qinfo->local_alias ?
 		qinfo->local_alias->rrset->rk.dname_len : qinfo->qname_len;
 	if(sldns_buffer_remaining(buffer) < 
-		qinfo->qname_len+sizeof(uint16_t)*2)
+		qname_len+sizeof(uint16_t)*2)
 		return RETVAL_TRUNC; /* buffer too small */
 	/* the query is the first name inserted into the tree */
 	if(!compress_tree_store(qname, dname_count_labels(qname),