diff --git a/libraries/libldap/options.c b/libraries/libldap/options.c
index 62af0ec4f9..237609c6f3 100644
--- a/libraries/libldap/options.c
+++ b/libraries/libldap/options.c
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ ldap_set_option(
 				/* not supported */
 				break;
 			}
-			ld->ld_version = vers;
+			lo->ldo_version = vers;
 		} return LDAP_OPT_SUCCESS;