diff --git a/src/net/lookup_plan9.go b/src/net/lookup_plan9.go
index 6a2d48eeda..5fc23f098b 100644
--- a/src/net/lookup_plan9.go
+++ b/src/net/lookup_plan9.go
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ func (*Resolver) lookupTXT(ctx context.Context, name string) (txt []string, err
 	}
 	for _, line := range lines {
 		if i := bytealg.IndexByteString(line, '\t'); i >= 0 {
-			txt = append(txt, absDomainName([]byte(line[i+1:])))
+			txt = append(txt, line[i+1:])
 		}
 	}
 	return