diff --git a/servers/slapd/schema_check.c b/servers/slapd/schema_check.c
index 239eb48a81..8c6f50e62c 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/schema_check.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/schema_check.c
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ int structural_class(
 					if( xc == NULL ) {
 						snprintf( textbuf, textlen,
 							"unrecognized objectClass '%s'",
-							ocs[i].bv_val );
+							ocs[j].bv_val );
 						*text = textbuf;
 						return LDAP_OBJECT_CLASS_VIOLATION;
 					}