diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/modify.c b/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/modify.c
index a85987723b..75154c3cf9 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/modify.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/modify.c
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ int ldbm_modify_internal(
 
 	if( save_attrs != NULL ) {
 		for ( ml = modlist; ml != NULL; ml = ml->ml_next ) {
+			mod = &ml->ml_mod;
 			if( ( mod->mod_op & ~LDAP_MOD_BVALUES )
 				== LDAP_MOD_REPLACE )
 			{