diff --git a/src/server_state.c b/src/server_state.c
index 02524dd9a..7a478a2ec 100644
--- a/src/server_state.c
+++ b/src/server_state.c
@@ -397,16 +397,12 @@ static void srv_state_srv_update(struct server *srv, int version, char **params)
 		char *tmp;
 
 		/* we can't apply previous state if SRV record has changed */
-		if (srv->srvrq && strcmp(srv->srvrq->name, srvrecord) != 0) {
-			chunk_appendf(msg, ", SRV record mismatch between configuration ('%s') and state file ('%s) for server '%s'. Previous state not applied", srv->srvrq->name, srvrecord, srv->id);
+		if (!srv->srvrq) {
+			chunk_appendf(msg, ", no SRV resolution for server '%s'. Previous state not applied", srv->id);
 			goto out;
 		}
-
-		/* create or find a SRV resolution for this srv record */
-		if (srv->srvrq == NULL && (srv->srvrq = find_srvrq_by_name(srvrecord, srv->proxy)) == NULL)
-			srv->srvrq = new_resolv_srvrq(srv, srvrecord);
-		if (srv->srvrq == NULL) {
-			chunk_appendf(msg, ", can't create or find SRV resolution '%s' for server '%s'", srvrecord, srv->id);
+		if (strcmp(srv->srvrq->name, srvrecord) != 0) {
+			chunk_appendf(msg, ", SRV record mismatch between configuration ('%s') and state file ('%s) for server '%s'. Previous state not applied", srv->srvrq->name, srvrecord, srv->id);
 			goto out;
 		}