diff --git a/lib/dns/rdata/in_1/svcb_64.c b/lib/dns/rdata/in_1/svcb_64.c
index 2968149752..871d47f90a 100644
--- a/lib/dns/rdata/in_1/svcb_64.c
+++ b/lib/dns/rdata/in_1/svcb_64.c
@@ -616,10 +616,6 @@ generic_fromtext_in_svcb(ARGS_FROMTEXT) {
 		warn_badname(&name, lexer, callbacks);
 	}
 
-	if (alias) {
-		return (ISC_R_SUCCESS);
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * SvcParams
 	 */
@@ -799,7 +795,7 @@ static isc_result_t
 generic_fromwire_in_svcb(ARGS_FROMWIRE) {
 	dns_name_t name;
 	isc_region_t region, man = { .base = NULL, .length = 0 };
-	bool alias, first = true, have_alpn = false;
+	bool first = true, have_alpn = false;
 	uint16_t lastkey = 0, mankey = 0;
 
 	UNUSED(type);
@@ -817,7 +813,6 @@ generic_fromwire_in_svcb(ARGS_FROMWIRE) {
 		return (ISC_R_UNEXPECTEDEND);
 	}
 	RETERR(mem_tobuffer(target, region.base, 2));
-	alias = uint16_fromregion(&region) == 0;
 	isc_buffer_forward(source, 2);
 
 	/*
@@ -825,10 +820,6 @@ generic_fromwire_in_svcb(ARGS_FROMWIRE) {
 	 */
 	RETERR(dns_name_fromwire(&name, source, dctx, target));
 
-	if (alias) {
-		return (ISC_R_SUCCESS);
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * SvcParams.
 	 */
diff --git a/tests/dns/rdata_test.c b/tests/dns/rdata_test.c
index a3936f79ce..d52a1950de 100644
--- a/tests/dns/rdata_test.c
+++ b/tests/dns/rdata_test.c
@@ -2563,8 +2563,8 @@ ISC_RUN_TEST_IMPL(https_svcb) {
 		TEXT_INVALID("0"),
 		/* minimal record */
 		TEXT_VALID_LOOP(0, "0 ."),
-		/* Alias form requires SvcFieldValue to be empty */
-		TEXT_INVALID("0 . alpn=\"h2\""),
+		/* Alias form possible future extension */
+		TEXT_VALID_LOOP(1, "0 . alpn=\"h2\""),
 		/* no "key" prefix */
 		TEXT_INVALID("2 svc.example.net. 0=\"2222\""),
 		/* no key value */
@@ -2684,7 +2684,7 @@ ISC_RUN_TEST_IMPL(https_svcb) {
 		 */
 		WIRE_VALID(0x00, 0x00, 0x00),
 		/*
-		 * Alias with non-empty SvcFieldValue (key7="").
+		 * Alias with invalid dohpath.
 		 */
 		WIRE_INVALID(0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x07, 0x00, 0x00),
 		/*