diff --git a/doh.c b/doh.c
index 7fcab0b..1449f79 100644
--- a/doh.c
+++ b/doh.c
@@ -598,16 +598,13 @@ static DOHcode doh_decode(unsigned char *doh,
     if(rc)
       return rc; /* bad qname */
 
-    if(dohlen < (index + 8))
+    if(dohlen < (index + 10))
       return DOH_DNS_OUT_OF_RANGE;
 
     index += 2; /* type */
     index += 2; /* class */
     index += 4; /* ttl */
 
-    if(dohlen < (index + 2))
-      return DOH_DNS_OUT_OF_RANGE;
-
     rdlength = get16bit(doh, index);
     index += 2;
     if(dohlen < (index + rdlength))
@@ -622,7 +619,7 @@ static DOHcode doh_decode(unsigned char *doh,
     if(rc)
       return rc; /* bad qname */
 
-    if(dohlen < (index + 8))
+    if(dohlen < (index + 10))
       return DOH_DNS_OUT_OF_RANGE;
 
     index += 2; /* type */