diff --git a/bind8/delete_zone.cgi b/bind8/delete_zone.cgi
index 95855635c..039ee7c16 100755
--- a/bind8/delete_zone.cgi
+++ b/bind8/delete_zone.cgi
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ require './bind8-lib.pl';
 
 my $zone = &get_zone_name_or_error($in{'zone'}, $in{'view'});
 my ($zconf, $conf, $parent) = &zone_to_config($zone);
-&can_edit_zone($zconf) ||
+&can_edit_zone($zone) ||
 	&error($text{'master_edelete'});
 
 $access{'ro'} && &error($text{'master_ero'});
diff --git a/bind8/mass_delete.cgi b/bind8/mass_delete.cgi
index 6ade39fff..929eee221 100755
--- a/bind8/mass_delete.cgi
+++ b/bind8/mass_delete.cgi
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ foreach my $d (split(/\0/, $in{'d'})) {
 	else {
 		$zconf = $conf->[$zone->{'index'}];
 		}
-	&can_edit_zone($zconf, $view) ||
+	&can_edit_zone($zone) ||
 		&error($text{'master_edelete'});
 	push(@zones, [ $zconf, $view ]);
 	push(@znames, $zconf->{'value'});