diff --git a/bin/named/zoneconf.c b/bin/named/zoneconf.c
index 2e9b754f2f..f2b178b872 100644
--- a/bin/named/zoneconf.c
+++ b/bin/named/zoneconf.c
@@ -1852,7 +1852,7 @@ named_zone_configure(const cfg_obj_t *config, const cfg_obj_t *vconfig,
 		    dns_name_equal(dns_zone_getorigin(zone), dns_rootname))
 		{
 			result = named_config_getremotesdef(
-				named_g_config, "primaries",
+				named_g_config, "remote-servers",
 				DEFAULT_IANA_ROOT_ZONE_PRIMARIES, &obj);
 			CHECK(result);
 		}