diff --git a/servers/slapd/filter.c b/servers/slapd/filter.c
index fd163e19ac..3bd61e0a3c 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/filter.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/filter.c
@@ -1001,7 +1001,7 @@ get_simple_vrFilter(
 	}
 
 	if ( err == LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
-		*filt = ch_malloc( sizeof vrf );
+		*filt = op->o_tmpalloc( sizeof vrf, op->o_tmpmemctx );
 		**filt = vrf;
 	}