diff --git a/lib/doh.c b/lib/doh.c
index dcc1f6da6..15cdc35a4 100644
--- a/lib/doh.c
+++ b/lib/doh.c
@@ -285,6 +285,8 @@ static CURLcode dohprobe(struct Curl_easy *data,
 #endif
     ERROR_CHECK_SETOPT(CURLOPT_TIMEOUT_MS, (long)timeout_ms);
     ERROR_CHECK_SETOPT(CURLOPT_SHARE, data->share);
+    if(data->set.err && data->set.err != stderr)
+      ERROR_CHECK_SETOPT(CURLOPT_STDERR, data->set.err);
     if(data->set.verbose)
       ERROR_CHECK_SETOPT(CURLOPT_VERBOSE, 1L);
     if(data->set.no_signal)