diff --git a/clients/tools/ldapsearch.c b/clients/tools/ldapsearch.c
index e10c9b3357..36be9ee9e8 100644
--- a/clients/tools/ldapsearch.c
+++ b/clients/tools/ldapsearch.c
@@ -1117,9 +1117,9 @@ getNextPage:
 				sss > 1 ? _("critical ") : "" );
 		}
 #ifdef LDAP_CONTROL_X_DEREF
-		if ( sss ) {
+		if ( derefcrit ) {
 			printf(_("\n# with dereference %scontrol"),
-				sss > 1 ? _("critical ") : "" );
+				derefcrit > 1 ? _("critical ") : "" );
 		}
 #endif