diff --git a/servers/slapd/syncrepl.c b/servers/slapd/syncrepl.c
index 3928454aa1..65b86479be 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/syncrepl.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/syncrepl.c
@@ -1578,7 +1578,9 @@ syncrepl_message_to_op(
 		} else {
 			op->orm_modlist = modlist;
 			op->o_bd = si->si_wbe;
+			op->o_permissive_modify = SLAP_CONTROL_NONCRITICAL;
 			rc = op->o_bd->be_modify( op, &rs );
+			op->o_permissive_modify = SLAP_CONTROL_NONE;
 			modlist = op->orm_modlist;
 			Debug( rc ? LDAP_DEBUG_ANY : LDAP_DEBUG_SYNC,
 				"syncrepl_message_to_op: %s be_modify %s (%d)\n",