diff --git a/servers/slapd/main.c b/servers/slapd/main.c
index b829a833b5..0119c1ab16 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/main.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/main.c
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
 static RETSIGTYPE wait4child( int sig );
 #endif
 
+#ifdef WIN32
+const char Versionstr[] = "OpenLDAP slapd 1.2 for Windows NT";
+#endif
+
 /*
  * when more than one slapd is running on one machine, each one might have
  * it's own LOCAL for syslogging and must have its own pid/args files