diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-ldap/search.c b/servers/slapd/back-ldap/search.c
index 1bb236db2b..eb2fee1f58 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-ldap/search.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-ldap/search.c
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ ldap_build_entry(
 				}
 				BER_BVZERO(&attr->a_vals[attr->a_numvals]);
 				if ( attr->a_nvals != attr->a_vals )
-					BER_BVZERO(&attr->a_vals[attr->a_numvals]);
+					BER_BVZERO(&attr->a_nvals[attr->a_numvals]);
 			}
 			attr->a_flags |= SLAP_ATTR_SORTED_VALS;
 		}
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-meta/search.c b/servers/slapd/back-meta/search.c
index b0de33851d..171221421d 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-meta/search.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-meta/search.c
@@ -2183,7 +2183,7 @@ next_attr:;
 					}
 					BER_BVZERO(&attr->a_vals[attr->a_numvals]);
 					if ( attr->a_nvals != attr->a_vals )
-						BER_BVZERO(&attr->a_vals[attr->a_numvals]);
+						BER_BVZERO(&attr->a_nvals[attr->a_numvals]);
 				}
 				attr->a_flags |= SLAP_ATTR_SORTED_VALS;
 			}