diff --git a/changes/bug2332 b/changes/bug2332
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5f73ddd7af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/bug2332
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+  o Minor bugfixes
+    - Fix a bug with handling misformed replies to reverse DNS lookup
+      requests in DNSPort.  Bugfix on Tor 0.2.0.1-alpha.  Related to a bug
+      reported by doorss.
diff --git a/src/or/dnsserv.c b/src/or/dnsserv.c
index 579080be3e..57c449311f 100644
--- a/src/or/dnsserv.c
+++ b/src/or/dnsserv.c
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ dnsserv_resolved(edge_connection_t *conn,
     char *ans = tor_strndup(answer, answer_len);
     evdns_server_request_add_ptr_reply(req, NULL,
                                        name,
-                                       (char*)answer, ttl);
+                                       ans, ttl);
     tor_free(ans);
   } else if (answer_type == RESOLVED_TYPE_ERROR) {
     err = DNS_ERR_NOTEXIST;