diff --git a/src/mslookup/mslookup_client_mdns.c b/src/mslookup/mslookup_client_mdns.c
index 7ba3502b..255430b8 100644
--- a/src/mslookup/mslookup_client_mdns.c
+++ b/src/mslookup/mslookup_client_mdns.c
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ static void mdns_method_request(struct osmo_mslookup_client_method *method, cons
 	if (!msg) {
 		LOGP(DMSLOOKUP, LOGL_ERROR, "Cannot encode request: %s\n",
 		     osmo_mslookup_result_name_b(buf, sizeof(buf), query, NULL));
+		return;
 	}
 
 	/* Send over the wire */