diff --git a/servers/slapd/tools/ldif2id2children-bdb2.c b/servers/slapd/tools/ldif2id2children-bdb2.c
index 61113a3462..713b461dd9 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/tools/ldif2id2children-bdb2.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/tools/ldif2id2children-bdb2.c
@@ -240,7 +240,11 @@ main( int argc, char **argv )
 		}
 		if ( line[0] == '\n' || stop && buf && *buf ) {
 			if ( * buf != '\n' ) {
-				id++;
+				if (isdigit((unsigned char) *buf)) {
+					id = atol(buf);
+				} else {
+					id++;
+				}
 				s = buf;
 				while ( (linep = ldif_getline( &s )) != NULL ) {
 					if ( ldif_parse_line( linep, &type, &val,
diff --git a/servers/slapd/tools/ldif2id2children.c b/servers/slapd/tools/ldif2id2children.c
index 6eb25ea473..459579e7f1 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/tools/ldif2id2children.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/tools/ldif2id2children.c
@@ -242,7 +242,11 @@ main( int argc, char **argv )
 		}
 		if ( line[0] == '\n' || stop && buf && *buf ) {
 			if ( * buf != '\n' ) {
-				id++;
+				if (isdigit((unsigned char) *buf)) {
+					id = atol(buf);
+				} else {
+					id++;
+				}
 				s = buf;
 				while ( (linep = ldif_getline( &s )) != NULL ) {
 					if ( ldif_parse_line( linep, &type, &val,