diff --git a/servers/slapd/entry.c b/servers/slapd/entry.c
index fd6fd49a5f..8d6631d536 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/entry.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/entry.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ static int		emaxsize;/* max size of ebuf	     		 */
 
 int entry_destroy(void)
 {
-	free( *ebuf );
+	free( ebuf );
 	ebuf = NULL;
 	ecur = NULL;
 	emaxsize = 0;