diff --git a/lib/dns/zone.c b/lib/dns/zone.c
index 605dfbd21d..e9c630862f 100644
--- a/lib/dns/zone.c
+++ b/lib/dns/zone.c
@@ -8893,7 +8893,8 @@ zone_nsec3chain(dns_zone_t *zone) {
 				seen_nsec = true;
 			} else if (rdataset.type == dns_rdatatype_nsec3) {
 				seen_nsec3 = true;
-			} else if (rdataset.type != dns_rdatatype_rrsig) {
+			}
+			if (rdataset.type != dns_rdatatype_rrsig) {
 				seen_rr = true;
 			}
 			dns_rdataset_disassociate(&rdataset);