diff --git a/lib/easy.c b/lib/easy.c
index b128180d8d85561f26c0b68f20563e8a7269e271..a068604b472e22a33d006a3696ece163a682ab91 100644
--- a/lib/easy.c
+++ b/lib/easy.c
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ CURLcode curl_easy_perform(CURL *curl)
       data->hostcache = Curl_global_host_cache_get();
     }
     else {
-      data->hostcache = Curl_hash_alloc(7, Curl_freeaddrinfo);
+      data->hostcache = Curl_hash_alloc(7, Curl_freednsinfo);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/hostip.c b/lib/hostip.c
index ecefef1f7da7d03cf7c7557a7ad79757578d8c42..bc0f4d9799f2f94da298cfce12f4e115f43d4bcd 100644
--- a/lib/hostip.c
+++ b/lib/hostip.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static Curl_addrinfo *my_getaddrinfo(struct SessionHandle *data,
 void Curl_global_host_cache_init(void)
 {
   if (!host_cache_initialized) {
-    Curl_hash_init(&hostname_cache, 7, Curl_freeaddrinfo);
+    Curl_hash_init(&hostname_cache, 7, Curl_freednsinfo);
     host_cache_initialized = 1;
   }
 }
@@ -287,17 +287,25 @@ struct Curl_dns_entry *Curl_resolv(struct SessionHandle *data,
 /*
  * This is a wrapper function for freeing name information in a protocol
  * independent way. This takes care of using the appropriate underlaying
- * proper function.
+ * function.
  */
-void Curl_freeaddrinfo(void *freethis)
+void Curl_freeaddrinfo(Curl_addrinfo *p)
 {
-  struct Curl_dns_entry *p = (struct Curl_dns_entry *) freethis;
-
 #ifdef ENABLE_IPV6
-  freeaddrinfo(p->addr);
+  freeaddrinfo(p);
 #else
-  free(p->addr);
+  free(p);
 #endif
+}
+
+/*
+ * Free a cache dns entry.
+ */
+void Curl_freednsinfo(void *freethis)
+{
+  struct Curl_dns_entry *p = (struct Curl_dns_entry *) freethis;
+
+  Curl_freeaddrinfo(p->addr);
 
   free(p);
 }
diff --git a/lib/hostip.h b/lib/hostip.h
index 78a17e2e8bc662ef8b418a1f2d24add3e93a8497..169ed17c92acd296e65ee478892df7f32da52ef6 100644
--- a/lib/hostip.h
+++ b/lib/hostip.h
@@ -65,7 +65,10 @@ struct Curl_dns_entry *Curl_resolv(struct SessionHandle *data,
 void Curl_scan_cache_used(void *user, void *ptr);
 
 /* free name info */
-void Curl_freeaddrinfo(void *freethis);
+void Curl_freeaddrinfo(Curl_addrinfo *freeaddr);
+
+/* free cached name info */
+void Curl_freednsinfo(void *freethis);
 
 #ifdef MALLOCDEBUG
 void curl_freeaddrinfo(struct addrinfo *freethis,