diff --git a/bind8/bind8-lib.pl b/bind8/bind8-lib.pl
index 3f2741787..116ab62ee 100755
--- a/bind8/bind8-lib.pl
+++ b/bind8/bind8-lib.pl
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ if ($have_dnssec_tools) {
 	# All companion modules must load cleanly. A partial install would
 	# otherwise leave unqualified calls like rollmgr_sendcmd / rollrec_*
 	# undefined, causing runtime death deep inside dnssec helpers.
-	my $ok = eval {
+	$have_dnssec_tools = eval {
 		require Net::DNS::SEC::Tools::dnssectools;
 		Net::DNS::SEC::Tools::dnssectools->import;
 		require Net::DNS::SEC::Tools::rollmgr;
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ if ($have_dnssec_tools) {
 		Net::DNS->import;
 		1;
 		};
-	$have_dnssec_tools = 0 if (!$ok);
 	}
 
 &init_config();