diff --git a/bin/tests/system/staticstub/ns1/root.db b/bin/tests/system/staticstub/ns1/root.db
index c1b821dace..3927582e54 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/staticstub/ns1/root.db
+++ b/bin/tests/system/staticstub/ns1/root.db
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
 ; information regarding copyright ownership.
 
 $TTL	120
-@		SOA	ns.utld hostmaster.ns.utld ( 46 3600 1200 604800 60 )
-@		NS	ns.utld
-ns.utld		A	10.53.0.1
-;
-example.com.	NS	example.
+@			SOA	a.root-servers.nil. hostmaster.isc.org. 1 600 600 1200 600
+@			NS	a.root-servers.nil.
+a.root-servers.nil.	A	10.53.0.1
 
-ns.example.net.	A	10.53.0.3
+example.com.		NS	example.
+
+ns.example.net.		A	10.53.0.3