diff --git a/servers/slapd/overlays/ppolicy.c b/servers/slapd/overlays/ppolicy.c
index e13c33a866..187feee886 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/overlays/ppolicy.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/overlays/ppolicy.c
@@ -940,6 +940,7 @@ ppolicy_ctrls_cleanup( Operation *op, SlapReply *rs )
 	if ( ppb->send_ctrl ) {
 		ctrls_cleanup( op, rs, ppb->oldctrls );
 	}
+	op->o_callback->sc_cleanup = NULL;
 	return SLAP_CB_CONTINUE;
 }