diff --git a/src/resolve/resolved-dns-zone.c b/src/resolve/resolved-dns-zone.c
index b86b325144..6b3f5f707d 100644
--- a/src/resolve/resolved-dns-zone.c
+++ b/src/resolve/resolved-dns-zone.c
@@ -94,7 +94,9 @@ void dns_zone_remove_rr(DnsZone *z, DnsResourceRecord *rr) {
         DnsZoneItem *i;
 
         assert(z);
-        assert(rr);
+
+        if (!rr)
+                return;
 
         i = dns_zone_get(z, rr);
         if (i)