diff --git a/lib/dns/skr.c b/lib/dns/skr.c
index ab08ec1cd8..537683d363 100644
--- a/lib/dns/skr.c
+++ b/lib/dns/skr.c
@@ -74,10 +74,11 @@ parse_rr(isc_lex_t *lex, isc_mem_t *mctx, char *owner, dns_name_t *origin,
 	isc_buffer_add(&b, strlen(owner));
 	ret = dns_name_fromtext(dname, &b, dns_rootname, 0);
 	if (ret != ISC_R_SUCCESS) {
-		return ret;
+		goto cleanup;
 	}
 	if (dns_name_compare(dname, origin) != 0) {
-		return DNS_R_BADOWNERNAME;
+		ret = DNS_R_BADOWNERNAME;
+		goto cleanup;
 	}
 	isc_buffer_clear(&b);