diff --git a/libraries/liblutil/passwd.c b/libraries/liblutil/passwd.c
index 737a1e2562..45f0ac661e 100644
--- a/libraries/liblutil/passwd.c
+++ b/libraries/liblutil/passwd.c
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ static int chk_ns_mta_md5(
 	char buffer[LUTIL_MD5_BYTES*2];
 	int i;
 
-	if( passwd.bv_len != LUTIL_MD5_BYTES*2 ) {
+	if( passwd->bv_len != LUTIL_MD5_BYTES*2 ) {
 		return 1;
 	}