diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-bdb2/init.c b/servers/slapd/back-bdb2/init.c
index 172d02f649..4d75848953 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-bdb2/init.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-bdb2/init.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ bdb2i_back_db_init_internal(
 	/* arrange to read nextid later (on first request for it) */
 	li->li_nextid = NOID;
 #if	SLAPD_NEXTID_CHUNK > 1
-	li->li_nextid_wrote = NOID
+	li->li_nextid_wrote = NOID;
 #endif
 
 	/* default cache size */