diff --git a/libraries/libldap/error.c b/libraries/libldap/error.c
index 81de8d8a27..a248dde703 100644
--- a/libraries/libldap/error.c
+++ b/libraries/libldap/error.c
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ ldap_parse_result(
 	}
 
 	if ( tag == LBER_ERROR ) {
-		errcode = LDAP_DECODING_ERROR;
+		ld->ld_errno = errcode = LDAP_DECODING_ERROR;
 	}
 
 	if( ber != NULL ) {