diff --git a/servers/slapd/bconfig.c b/servers/slapd/bconfig.c
index b3d3eb9d92..c1b8b4bfbf 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/bconfig.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/bconfig.c
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ static ConfigTable config_back_cf_table[] = {
 			"SYNTAX OMsBoolean SINGLE-VALUE )", NULL, NULL },
 	{ "moduleload",	"file", 2, 0, 0,
 #ifdef SLAPD_MODULES
-		ARG_MAGIC|CFG_MODLOAD, &config_generic,
+		ARG_MAGIC|CFG_MODLOAD|ARG_NO_DELETE, &config_generic,
 #else
 		ARG_IGNORED, NULL,
 #endif