diff --git a/bin/tests/system/dnssec/tests.sh b/bin/tests/system/dnssec/tests.sh
index bb2315fbf3..df4aca856b 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/dnssec/tests.sh
+++ b/bin/tests/system/dnssec/tests.sh
@@ -3139,7 +3139,7 @@ do
 	   alg=`expr $alg + 1`
 	   continue;;
 	esac
-	key1=`$KEYGEN -a $alg $size -n zone -r $RANDFILE example 2> keygen.err`
+	key1=`$KEYGEN -a $alg $size -I now+4d -r $RANDFILE example 2> keygen.err`
 	if grep "unsupported algorithm" keygen.err > /dev/null
 	then
 		alg=`expr $alg + 1`
@@ -3153,7 +3153,6 @@ do
 		alg=`expr $alg + 1`
 		continue
 	fi
-	$SETTIME -I now+4d $key1.private > /dev/null
 	key2=`$KEYGEN -v 10 -r $RANDFILE -i 3d -S $key1.private 2> /dev/null`
 	test -f $key2.key -a -f $key2.private || {
 		ret=1