diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-ldap/bind.c b/servers/slapd/back-ldap/bind.c
index f2b3fe26bf..f4bdf46db0 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-ldap/bind.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-ldap/bind.c
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@
 
 #define LDAP_CONTROL_OBSOLETE_PROXY_AUTHZ	"2.16.840.1.113730.3.4.12"
 
+#ifdef LDAP_DEVEL
 #define SLAP_AUTH_DN 1
+#endif
 
 #if LDAP_BACK_PRINT_CONNTREE > 0
 
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-meta/config.c b/servers/slapd/back-meta/config.c
index dbb6c9f227..e060e0e18c 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-meta/config.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-meta/config.c
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@
 #include "../back-ldap/back-ldap.h"
 #include "back-meta.h"
 
+#ifdef LDAP_DEVEL
 #define SLAP_AUTH_DN	1
+#endif
 
 static ConfigDriver meta_back_cf_gen;
 static ConfigLDAPadd meta_ldadd;