diff --git a/bin/delv/delv.c b/bin/delv/delv.c
index 1fcfa6235d..32a010a463 100644
--- a/bin/delv/delv.c
+++ b/bin/delv/delv.c
@@ -845,6 +845,7 @@ setup_dnsseckeys(dns_client_t *client) {
 
 		isc_buffer_init(&b, anchortext, sizeof(anchortext) - 1);
 		isc_buffer_add(&b, sizeof(anchortext) - 1);
+		cfg_parser_reset(parser);
 		result = cfg_parse_buffer(parser, &b, NULL, 0,
 					  &cfg_type_bindkeys, 0, &bindkeys);
 		if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {