diff --git a/bin/named/config.c b/bin/named/config.c
index 9870698402..daaaafc525 100644
--- a/bin/named/config.c
+++ b/bin/named/config.c
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ options {\n\
 	parental-source *;\n\
 	parental-source-v6 *;\n\
 	provide-ixfr true;\n\
+	response-padding { none; } block-size 0;\n\
 	qname-minimization relaxed;\n\
 	query-source address *;\n\
 	query-source-v6 address *;\n\
diff --git a/bin/named/server.c b/bin/named/server.c
index 1f1fdc8876..03ec0874eb 100644
--- a/bin/named/server.c
+++ b/bin/named/server.c
@@ -3761,7 +3761,6 @@ configure_view(dns_view_t *view, dns_viewlist_t *viewlist, cfg_obj_t *config,
 	       bool first_time) {
 	const cfg_obj_t *maps[4];
 	const cfg_obj_t *cfgmaps[3];
-	const cfg_obj_t *optionmaps[3];
 	const cfg_obj_t *options = NULL;
 	const cfg_obj_t *voptions = NULL;
 	const cfg_obj_t *forwardtype = NULL;
@@ -3818,6 +3817,7 @@ configure_view(dns_view_t *view, dns_viewlist_t *viewlist, cfg_obj_t *config,
 	const char *qminmode = NULL;
 	dns_adb_t *adb = NULL;
 	bool oldcache = false;
+	uint32_t padding;
 
 	REQUIRE(DNS_VIEW_VALID(view));
 
@@ -3827,27 +3827,23 @@ configure_view(dns_view_t *view, dns_viewlist_t *viewlist, cfg_obj_t *config,
 
 	/*
 	 * maps: view options, options, defaults
-	 * cfgmaps: view options, config
-	 * optionmaps: view options, options
+	 * cfgmaps: view options, top-level config
 	 */
 	if (vconfig != NULL) {
 		voptions = cfg_tuple_get(vconfig, "options");
 		maps[i++] = voptions;
-		optionmaps[j++] = voptions;
 		cfgmaps[k++] = voptions;
 	}
 	if (options != NULL) {
 		maps[i++] = options;
-		optionmaps[j++] = options;
 	}
-
 	maps[i++] = named_g_defaultoptions;
 	maps[i] = NULL;
-	optionmaps[j] = NULL;
+
 	if (config != NULL) {
-		cfgmaps[k++] = config;
+		cfgmaps[j++] = config;
 	}
-	cfgmaps[k] = NULL;
+	cfgmaps[j] = NULL;
 
 	/*
 	 * Set the view's port number for outgoing queries.
@@ -5169,22 +5165,19 @@ configure_view(dns_view_t *view, dns_viewlist_t *viewlist, cfg_obj_t *config,
 	if (view->pad_acl != NULL) {
 		dns_acl_detach(&view->pad_acl);
 	}
-	result = named_config_get(optionmaps, "response-padding", &obj);
-	if (result == ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
-		const cfg_obj_t *padobj = cfg_tuple_get(obj, "block-size");
-		const cfg_obj_t *aclobj = cfg_tuple_get(obj, "acl");
-		uint32_t padding = cfg_obj_asuint32(padobj);
+	result = named_config_get(maps, "response-padding", &obj);
+	INSIST(result == ISC_R_SUCCESS);
+	padding = cfg_obj_asuint32(cfg_tuple_get(obj, "block-size"));
 
-		if (padding > 512U) {
-			cfg_obj_log(obj, ISC_LOG_WARNING,
-				    "response-padding block-size cannot "
-				    "exceed 512: lowering");
-			padding = 512U;
-		}
-		view->padding = (uint16_t)padding;
-		CHECK(cfg_acl_fromconfig(aclobj, config, aclctx, isc_g_mctx, 0,
-					 &view->pad_acl));
+	if (padding > 512U) {
+		cfg_obj_log(obj, ISC_LOG_WARNING,
+			    "response-padding block-size cannot "
+			    "exceed 512: lowering");
+		padding = 512U;
 	}
+	view->padding = (uint16_t)padding;
+	CHECK(cfg_acl_fromconfig(cfg_tuple_get(obj, "acl"), config, aclctx,
+				 isc_g_mctx, 0, &view->pad_acl));
 
 	obj = NULL;
 	result = named_config_get(maps, "require-server-cookie", &obj);