diff --git a/lib/dns/validator.c b/lib/dns/validator.c

--- a/lib/dns/validator.c

+++ b/lib/dns/validator.c

@@ -1422,7 +1422,6 @@ compute_keytag(dns_rdata_t *rdata, dns_rdata_dnskey_t *key) {

  */

 static isc_boolean_t

 isselfsigned(dns_validator_t *val) {

-	dns_fixedname_t fixed;

 	dns_rdataset_t *rdataset, *sigrdataset;

 	dns_rdata_t rdata = DNS_RDATA_INIT;

 	dns_rdata_t sigrdata = DNS_RDATA_INIT;

@@ -1478,8 +1477,7 @@ isselfsigned(dns_validator_t *val) {

 			result = dns_dnssec_verify3(name, rdataset, dstkey,

 						    ISC_TRUE,

 						    val->view->maxbits,

-						    mctx, &sigrdata,

-						    dns_fixedname_name(&fixed));

+						    mctx, &sigrdata, NULL);

 			dst_key_free(&dstkey);

 			if (result != ISC_R_SUCCESS)

 				continue;