diff --git a/libraries/libldap/ldif.c b/libraries/libldap/ldif.c
index 9ed37eb114..79910449f0 100644
--- a/libraries/libldap/ldif.c
+++ b/libraries/libldap/ldif.c
@@ -830,11 +830,13 @@ pop:
 					/* ITS#9811 Reached the end looking for an entry, try again */
 					goto pop;
 				}
-				stop = 1;
 				len = 0;
 			} else {
 				len = strlen( line );
 			}
+			if ( !len ) {
+				stop = 1;
+			}
 		}
 
 		if ( stop ) {