diff --git a/servers/slapd/overlays/syncprov.c b/servers/slapd/overlays/syncprov.c
index 88b077b2fa..cfa3f320e6 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/overlays/syncprov.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/overlays/syncprov.c
@@ -3882,14 +3882,14 @@ sp_cf_gen(ConfigArgs *c)
 		break;
 	case SP_NOPRES:
 		si->si_nopres = c->value_int;
-		break;
-	case SP_USEHINT:
-		si->si_usehint = c->value_int;
-		if ( si->si_usehint ) {
+		if ( si->si_nopres ) {
 			/* Consider we might be a delta provider, but it's ok if not */
 			(void)syncprov_setup_accesslog();
 		}
 		break;
+	case SP_USEHINT:
+		si->si_usehint = c->value_int;
+		break;
 	case SP_LOGDB:
 		if ( si->si_logs ) {
 			Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY, "syncprov_config: while configuring "