diff --git a/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntp.c b/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntp.c
index 5047baed25e..888a2ddcdf8 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntp.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntp.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$OpenBSD: ntp.c,v 1.181 2024/11/21 13:38:14 claudio Exp $ */
+/*	$OpenBSD: ntp.c,v 1.182 2026/04/21 14:31:03 henning Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2003, 2004 Henning Brauer <henning@openbsd.org>
@@ -577,9 +577,9 @@ ntp_dispatch_imsg_dns(void)
 				break;
 			}
 
+			peercount = 0;
 			if (peer->addr_head.pool) {
 				n = 0;
-				peercount = 0;
 
 				TAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE(npeer, &conf->ntp_peers,
 				    entry, tmp) {