diff --git a/gateway/hostname.go b/gateway/hostname.go
index 65986e0e4..7c72787b6 100644
--- a/gateway/hostname.go
+++ b/gateway/hostname.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func WithHostname(c Config, api IPFSBackend, next http.Handler) http.HandlerFunc
 			if !gw.NoDNSLink && hasDNSLinkRecord(r.Context(), api, host) {
 				// rewrite path and handle as DNSLink
 				r.URL.Path = "/ipns/" + stripPort(host) + r.URL.Path
-				next.ServeHTTP(w, withSubdomainContext(r, host))
+				next.ServeHTTP(w, withDNSLinkContext(r, host))
 				return
 			}