diff --git a/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/util/DNSUtil.java b/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/util/DNSUtil.java
index fb4c55eb6..8ffcf64b6 100644
--- a/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/util/DNSUtil.java
+++ b/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/util/DNSUtil.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public class DNSUtil {
      * @param daneProvider
      */
     public static void setDaneProvider(SmackDaneProvider daneProvider) {
-        daneProvider = Objects.requireNonNull(daneProvider);
+        DNSUtil.daneProvider = Objects.requireNonNull(daneProvider);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/smack-core/src/test/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/util/DnsUtilTest.java b/smack-core/src/test/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/util/DnsUtilTest.java
index 7e7038118..626a3d4f4 100644
--- a/smack-core/src/test/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/util/DnsUtilTest.java
+++ b/smack-core/src/test/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/util/DnsUtilTest.java
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ package org.jivesoftware.smack.util;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 
 import org.jivesoftware.smack.util.DNSUtil.DomainType;
+import org.jivesoftware.smack.util.dns.SmackDaneProvider;
+import org.jivesoftware.smack.util.dns.SmackDaneVerifier;
 
 import org.junit.Test;
 
@@ -33,4 +35,18 @@ public class DnsUtilTest {
         assertEquals(DNSUtil.XMPP_SERVER_DNS_SRV_PREFIX, server.srvPrefix.ace);
     }
 
+    private static final SmackDaneProvider DNS_UTIL_TEST_DANE_PROVIDER = new SmackDaneProvider() {
+        @Override
+        public SmackDaneVerifier newInstance() {
+            throw new AssertionError();
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Test
+    public void daneProviderTest() {
+        DNSUtil.setDaneProvider(DNS_UTIL_TEST_DANE_PROVIDER);
+        SmackDaneProvider currentDaneProvider = DNSUtil.getDaneProvider();
+
+        assertEquals(DNS_UTIL_TEST_DANE_PROVIDER, currentDaneProvider);
+    }
 }