diff --git a/src/cache.c b/src/cache.c
index 5878e4b..b0743f6 100644
--- a/src/cache.c
+++ b/src/cache.c
@@ -1083,6 +1083,9 @@ int cache_recv_insert(time_t now, int fd)
 	     !read_write(fd, (unsigned char *)&validatecount, sizeof(validatecount), RW_READ) ||
 	     !read_write(fd, (unsigned char *)&validatecountp, sizeof(validatecountp), RW_READ)))
 	  return 0;
+
+	if (op == PIPE_OP_KILLED)
+	  my_syslog(LOG_INFO, _("TCP process for DNSSEC validation timed out"));
 	
 	/* There's a tiny chance that the frec may have been freed 
 	   and reused before the TCP process returns. Detect that with
diff --git a/src/dnsmasq.c b/src/dnsmasq.c
index 8fcbbda..16d0a71 100644
--- a/src/dnsmasq.c
+++ b/src/dnsmasq.c
@@ -1385,8 +1385,6 @@ static void sig_handler(int sig)
 		  read_write(daemon->pipe_to_parent, (unsigned char *)(&daemon->forward_to_tcp), sizeof(daemon->forward_to_tcp), RW_WRITE);
 		  read_write(daemon->pipe_to_parent, (unsigned char *)(&daemon->forward_to_tcp->uid), sizeof(daemon->forward_to_tcp->uid), RW_WRITE);
 
-		  my_syslog(LOG_INFO, _("TCP process for DNSSEC validation timed out"));
-
 		  _exit(0);
 		}
 	    }