diff --git a/servers/slapd/passwd.c b/servers/slapd/passwd.c
index 4a9e49ecc7..f5ee86d109 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/passwd.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/passwd.c
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ struct berval * slap_passwd_return(
 		(void) ber_flatten( ber, &bv );
 	}
 
-	ber_free_buf( ber, 1 );
+	ber_free_buf( ber );
 
 	return bv;
 }