diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-bdb/add.c b/servers/slapd/back-bdb/add.c
index 9bc5735859..85b85f08fd 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-bdb/add.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-bdb/add.c
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ retry:	/* transaction retry */
 		char gid[DB_XIDDATASIZE];
 
 		snprintf( gid, sizeof( gid ), "%s-%08lx-%08lx",
-			bdb_uuid, (long) op->o_connid, (long) op->o_opid );
+			bdb_uuid.bv_val, (long) op->o_connid, (long) op->o_opid );
 
 		if (( rc=TXN_PREPARE( ltid, gid )) != 0 ) {
 			text = "txn_prepare failed";
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-bdb/modrdn.c b/servers/slapd/back-bdb/modrdn.c
index 64e5ad2e28..4a7fdae141 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-bdb/modrdn.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-bdb/modrdn.c
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ retry:	/* transaction retry */
 		char gid[DB_XIDDATASIZE];
 
 		snprintf( gid, sizeof( gid ), "%s-%08lx-%08lx",
-			bdb_uuid, (long) op->o_connid, (long) op->o_opid );
+			bdb_uuid.bv_val, (long) op->o_connid, (long) op->o_opid );
 
 		if(( rc=TXN_PREPARE( ltid, gid )) != 0 ) {
 			text = "txn_prepare failed";