diff --git a/src/cares_wrap.cc b/src/cares_wrap.cc
index 1fb0f47dd80f08..f7a02e469aa79a 100644
--- a/src/cares_wrap.cc
+++ b/src/cares_wrap.cc
@@ -904,7 +904,8 @@ int ParseTxtReply(Environment* env,
   uint32_t i = 0, j;
   uint32_t offset = ret->Length();
   for (j = 0; current != nullptr; current = current->next) {
-    Local<String> txt = OneByteString(env->isolate(), current->txt);
+    Local<String> txt =
+        OneByteString(env->isolate(), current->txt, current->length);
 
     // New record found - write out the current chunk
     if (current->record_start) {
diff --git a/test/parallel/test-dns-resolveany.js b/test/parallel/test-dns-resolveany.js
index bb15b1a38b4ad3..33beee847fd52c 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-dns-resolveany.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-dns-resolveany.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const answers = [
   { type: 'AAAA', address: '::42', ttl: 123 },
   { type: 'MX', priority: 42, exchange: 'foobar.com', ttl: 124 },
   { type: 'NS', value: 'foobar.org', ttl: 457 },
-  { type: 'TXT', entries: [ 'v=spf1 ~all', 'xyz' ] },
+  { type: 'TXT', entries: [ 'v=spf1 ~all', 'xyz\0foo' ] },
   { type: 'PTR', value: 'baz.org', ttl: 987 },
   {
     type: 'SOA',