diff --git a/servers/slapd/tools/ldif2index-bdb2.c b/servers/slapd/tools/ldif2index-bdb2.c
index b0d010b456..4a4374f65f 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/tools/ldif2index-bdb2.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/tools/ldif2index-bdb2.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ main( int argc, char **argv )
 					    &vlen ) != 0 ) {
 						Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_PARSE,
 			    "bad line %d in entry ending at line %d ignored\n",
-						    elineno, elineno, 0 );
+						    elineno, lineno, 0 );
 						continue;
 					}
 
diff --git a/servers/slapd/tools/ldif2index.c b/servers/slapd/tools/ldif2index.c
index 7f43ccb3d2..702a8ec4b5 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/tools/ldif2index.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/tools/ldif2index.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ main( int argc, char **argv )
 					    &vlen ) != 0 ) {
 						Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_PARSE,
 			    "bad line %d in entry ending at line %d ignored\n",
-						    elineno, elineno, 0 );
+						    elineno, lineno, 0 );
 						continue;
 					}