diff --git a/lib/libc/nameser/ns_name.c b/lib/libc/nameser/ns_name.c
index 0c1f93c06629..cbd8f6a886ca 100644
--- a/lib/libc/nameser/ns_name.c
+++ b/lib/libc/nameser/ns_name.c
@@ -461,11 +461,12 @@ ns_name_unpack2(const u_char *msg, const u_char *eom, const u_char *src,
 			}
 			if (len < 0)
 				len = srcp - src + 1;
-			srcp = msg + (((n & 0x3f) << 8) | (*srcp & 0xff));
-			if (srcp < msg || srcp >= eom) {  /*%< Out of range. */
+			l = ((n & 0x3f) << 8) | (*srcp & 0xff);
+			if (l >= eom - msg) {  /*%< Out of range. */
 				errno = EMSGSIZE;
 				return (-1);
 			}
+			srcp = msg + l;
 			checked += 2;
 			/*
 			 * Check for loops in the compressed name;