diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-ldap/chain.c b/servers/slapd/back-ldap/chain.c
index d6ffd1a66a..fece74d737 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-ldap/chain.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-ldap/chain.c
@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@ ldap_chain_response( Operation *op, SlapReply *rs )
 
 	/* we need this to know if back-ldap returned any result */
 	lb.lb_lc = lc;
-	sc2.sc_next = sc->sc_next;
+	sc2.sc_next = sc;
 	sc2.sc_private = &lb;
 	sc2.sc_response = ldap_chain_cb_response;
 	op->o_callback = &sc2;