diff --git a/servers/slapd/slap.h b/servers/slapd/slap.h
index baca6a9196..b4e7e187a3 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/slap.h
+++ b/servers/slapd/slap.h
@@ -1521,7 +1521,7 @@ struct slap_replica_info {
 
 typedef struct slap_verbmasks {
 	struct berval word;
-	const int mask;
+	const slap_mask_t mask;
 } slap_verbmasks;
 
 #define SLAP_LIMIT_TIME	1