diff --git a/servers/slapd/overlays/refint.c b/servers/slapd/overlays/refint.c
index 4f522d789c..ff6cb83350 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/overlays/refint.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/overlays/refint.c
@@ -551,6 +551,7 @@ refint_response(
 	nop.o_tag	= LDAP_REQ_SEARCH;
 	nop.ors_scope	= LDAP_SCOPE_SUBTREE;
 	nop.ors_deref	= LDAP_DEREF_NEVER;
+	nop.ors_limit   = NULL;
 	nop.ors_slimit	= SLAP_NO_LIMIT;
 	nop.ors_tlimit	= SLAP_NO_LIMIT;