diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-meta/bind.c b/servers/slapd/back-meta/bind.c
index 28fee976a7..85da2afabf 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-meta/bind.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-meta/bind.c
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ retry:;
 		}
 	}
 
-	return slap_map_api2result( rs );
+	return rs->sr_err = slap_map_api2result( rs );
 }
 
 /*