diff --git a/pdns/pdnsutil.cc b/pdns/pdnsutil.cc
index 9e9f0be581be..92d010b0d786 100644
--- a/pdns/pdnsutil.cc
+++ b/pdns/pdnsutil.cc
@@ -1741,7 +1741,7 @@ static int deleteRRSet(const std::string& zone_, const std::string& name_, const
   DNSName name;
   if (name_ == "@") {
     name = zone;
-  } else if (isCanonical(name_) || boost::ends_with(name_, zone)) {
+  } else if (isCanonical(name_) || boost::ends_with(name_, zone_)) {
     name = DNSName(name_);
   } else {
     cerr << "Name " << name_ << "' does not fit into zone '" << zone << "'. Interpreting as relative name." << endl;