diff --git a/src/mail.js b/src/mail.js
index a3a7d0144..608a04f9d 100644
--- a/src/mail.js
+++ b/src/mail.js
@@ -312,9 +312,8 @@ function checkDmarc(domain, callback) {
 
         if (txtRecords.length !== 0) {
             dmarc.value = txtRecords[0].join('');
-            // allow extra fields in dmarc like rua
-            const actual = txtToDict(dmarc.value), expected = txtToDict(dmarc.expected);
-            dmarc.status = Object.keys(expected).every(k => expected[k] === actual[k]);
+            const actual = txtToDict(dmarc.value);
+            dmarc.status = actual.v === 'DMARC1'; // see box#666
         }
 
         callback(null, dmarc);