diff --git a/nixos/tests/common/resolver.nix b/nixos/tests/common/resolver.nix
index 4c3789d0abfa..4d1b96a3a497 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/common/resolver.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/common/resolver.nix
@@ -31,10 +31,11 @@
     services.bind.forwarders = lib.mkForce [];
     services.bind.zones = lib.singleton {
       name = ".";
+      master = true;
       file = let
         addDot = zone: zone + lib.optionalString (!lib.hasSuffix "." zone) ".";
         mkNsdZoneNames = zones: map addDot (lib.attrNames zones);
-        mkBindZoneNames = zones: map (zone: addDot zone.name) zones;
+        mkBindZoneNames = zones: map addDot (lib.attrNames zones);
         getZones = cfg: mkNsdZoneNames cfg.services.nsd.zones
                      ++ mkBindZoneNames cfg.services.bind.zones;