diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-bdb2/filterindex.c b/servers/slapd/back-bdb2/filterindex.c
index a9f7452cf4..12d88d46c8 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-bdb2/filterindex.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-bdb2/filterindex.c
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ presence_candidates(
 
 	Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "=> presence_candidates\n", 0, 0, 0 );
 
-	idl = bdb2i_index_read( be, type, 0, "*" );
+	idl = bdb2i_index_read( be, type, INDEX_PRESENCE, "*" );
 
 	Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "<= presence_candidates %ld\n",
 	    idl ? ID_BLOCK_NIDS(idl) : 0, 0, 0 );
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/filterindex.c b/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/filterindex.c
index 81deb55a60..1cf5563a40 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/filterindex.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/filterindex.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ presence_candidates(
 
 	Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "=> presence_candidates\n", 0, 0, 0 );
 
-	idl = index_read( be, type, 0, "*" );
+	idl = index_read( be, type, INDEX_PRESENCE, "*" );
 
 	Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE, "<= presence_candidates %ld\n",
 	    idl ? ID_BLOCK_NIDS(idl) : 0, 0, 0 );