diff --git a/clients/tools/ldapsearch.c b/clients/tools/ldapsearch.c
index 87a9a97e5c..187e168f98 100644
--- a/clients/tools/ldapsearch.c
+++ b/clients/tools/ldapsearch.c
@@ -79,6 +79,12 @@ static int sizelimit = -1;
 static char *def_tmpdir;
 static char *def_urlpre;
 
+#if defined(__CYGWIN__) || defined(__MINGW32__)
+/* Turn off commandline globbing, otherwise you cannot search for
+ * attribute '*'
+ */
+int _CRT_glob = 0;
+#endif
 
 void
 usage( void )