diff --git a/parse_test.go b/parse_test.go
index 6ea1932f..93129fa9 100644
--- a/parse_test.go
+++ b/parse_test.go
@@ -358,6 +358,17 @@ func TestNSEC(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("`%s' should be equal to\n`%s', but is     `%s'", i, o, rr.String())
 		}
 	}
+	rr, err := NewRR("nl. IN NSEC3PARAM 1 0 5 30923C44C6CBBB8F")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("failed to parse RR: ", err)
+	}
+	if nsec3param, ok := rr.(*NSEC3PARAM); ok {
+		if nsec3param.SaltLength != 8 {
+			t.Fatalf("nsec3param saltlen %d != 8", nsec3param.SaltLength)
+		}
+	} else {
+		t.Fatal("not nsec3 param: ", err)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestParseLOC(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/scan_rr.go b/scan_rr.go
index eee12cbb..3fe8a82a 100644
--- a/scan_rr.go
+++ b/scan_rr.go
@@ -1063,7 +1063,7 @@ func (rr *NSEC3PARAM) parse(c *zlexer, o string) *ParseError {
 	c.Next()
 	l, _ = c.Next()
 	if l.token != "-" {
-		rr.SaltLength = uint8(len(l.token))
+		rr.SaltLength = uint8(len(l.token) / 2)
 		rr.Salt = l.token
 	}
 	return slurpRemainder(c)