diff --git a/servers/slapd/schema_check.c b/servers/slapd/schema_check.c
index a6b6b98acc..4a57356be7 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/schema_check.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/schema_check.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ entry_schema_check(
 #endif
 
 		*text = "no structuralObjectClass operational attribute";
-		return LDAP_OBJECT_CLASS_VIOLATION;
+		return LDAP_OTHER;
 	}
 
 	assert( asc->a_vals != NULL );