diff --git a/internal/handler/constructor.go b/internal/handler/constructor.go
index 3e9d86180..e48e68233 100644
--- a/internal/handler/constructor.go
+++ b/internal/handler/constructor.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (defaultConstructor) NewCompressedResponse(req *dns.Msg, code int) (resp *d
 func (defaultConstructor) NewPTRAnswer(fqdn, ptrDomain string) (ans *dns.PTR) {
 	return &dns.PTR{
 		Hdr: hdr(fqdn, dns.TypePTR),
-		Ptr: ptrDomain,
+		Ptr: dns.Fqdn(ptrDomain),
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/handler/hosts.go b/internal/handler/hosts.go
index 6b4f4140a..34bee3706 100644
--- a/internal/handler/hosts.go
+++ b/internal/handler/hosts.go
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func (h *Default) resolveFromHosts(ctx context.Context, req *dns.Msg) (resp *dns
 		resp = h.messages.NewCompressedResponse(req, dns.RcodeSuccess)
 		name = req.Question[0].Name
 		for _, ptr := range ptrs {
-			resp.Answer = append(resp.Answer, h.messages.NewPTRAnswer(name, dns.Fqdn(ptr)))
+			resp.Answer = append(resp.Answer, h.messages.NewPTRAnswer(name, ptr))
 		}
 	default:
 		h.logger.DebugContext(ctx, "no hosts records found", "name", name, "qtype", q.Qtype)