diff --git a/tests/dns/name_test.c b/tests/dns/name_test.c
index 441c3c3923..d38ab7cea0 100644
--- a/tests/dns/name_test.c
+++ b/tests/dns/name_test.c
@@ -500,11 +500,20 @@ ISC_RUN_TEST_IMPL(istat) {
 	}
 }
 
+static bool
+name_attr_zero(struct dns_name_attrs attributes) {
+	return (!(attributes.absolute | attributes.readonly |
+		  attributes.dynamic | attributes.dynoffsets |
+		  attributes.nocompress | attributes.cache | attributes.answer |
+		  attributes.ncache | attributes.chaining | attributes.chase |
+		  attributes.wildcard | attributes.prerequisite |
+		  attributes.update | attributes.hasupdaterec));
+}
+
 /* dns_nane_init */
 ISC_RUN_TEST_IMPL(init) {
 	dns_name_t name;
 	unsigned char offsets[1];
-	struct dns_name_attrs zeroes = {};
 
 	UNUSED(state);
 
@@ -513,16 +522,15 @@ ISC_RUN_TEST_IMPL(init) {
 	assert_null(name.ndata);
 	assert_int_equal(name.length, 0);
 	assert_int_equal(name.labels, 0);
-	assert_memory_equal(&name.attributes, &zeroes, sizeof(zeroes));
 	assert_ptr_equal(name.offsets, offsets);
 	assert_null(name.buffer);
+	assert_true(name_attr_zero(name.attributes));
 }
 
 /* dns_nane_invalidate */
 ISC_RUN_TEST_IMPL(invalidate) {
 	dns_name_t name;
 	unsigned char offsets[1];
-	struct dns_name_attrs zeroes = {};
 
 	UNUSED(state);
 
@@ -532,9 +540,9 @@ ISC_RUN_TEST_IMPL(invalidate) {
 	assert_null(name.ndata);
 	assert_int_equal(name.length, 0);
 	assert_int_equal(name.labels, 0);
-	assert_memory_equal(&name.attributes, &zeroes, sizeof(zeroes));
 	assert_null(name.offsets);
 	assert_null(name.buffer);
+	assert_true(name_attr_zero(name.attributes));
 }
 
 /* dns_nane_setbuffer/hasbuffer */