diff --git a/servers/slapd/schema_prep.c b/servers/slapd/schema_prep.c
index 837083b14e..a977d6cb16 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/schema_prep.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/schema_prep.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ objectClassMatch(
 	ObjectClass *asserted = oc_find( a->bv_val );
 
 	if( asserted == NULL ) {
-		if( isdigit( *value.bv_val ) ) {
+		if( isdigit( *value->bv_val ) ) {
 			/* OID form, return FALSE */
 			*matchp = 1;
 			return LDAP_SUCCESS;