diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index f459f0ae2b..7793c31851 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+3498.	[bug]		zone statistics for zones which matched a potential
+			empty zone could have their zone-statistics setting
+			overridden.
+
 3497.	[func]		When deleting a slave/stub zone using 'rndc delzone'
 			report the files that were being used so they can
 			be cleaned up if desired. [RT #27899]
diff --git a/bin/named/server.c b/bin/named/server.c
index 2558617d4a..7b6e4fb21a 100644
--- a/bin/named/server.c
+++ b/bin/named/server.c
@@ -3346,7 +3346,6 @@ configure_view(dns_view_t *view, cfg_obj_t *config, cfg_obj_t *vconfig,
 			 */
 			(void)dns_view_findzone(view, name, &zone);
 			if (zone != NULL) {
-				CHECK(setquerystats(zone, mctx, zonestats_on));
 				dns_zone_detach(&zone);
 				continue;
 			}