diff --git a/lib/bind9/check.c b/lib/bind9/check.c
index 6cfdc93c614..01d67b79463 100644
--- a/lib/bind9/check.c
+++ b/lib/bind9/check.c
@@ -1015,10 +1015,10 @@ check_zoneconf(const cfg_obj_t *zconfig, const cfg_obj_t *voptions,
 	isc_buffer_add(&b, strlen(zname));
 	tresult = dns_name_fromtext(dns_fixedname_name(&fixedname), &b,
 				   dns_rootname, ISC_TRUE, NULL);
-	if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
+	if (tresult != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
 		cfg_obj_log(zconfig, logctx, ISC_LOG_ERROR,
 			    "zone '%s': is not a valid name", zname);
-		tresult = ISC_R_FAILURE;
+		result = ISC_R_FAILURE;
 	} else {
 		char namebuf[DNS_NAME_FORMATSIZE];