diff --git a/clients/tools/ldappasswd.c b/clients/tools/ldappasswd.c
index e73a84b627..fe6f4fe9a4 100644
--- a/clients/tools/ldappasswd.c
+++ b/clients/tools/ldappasswd.c
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ hash_crypt (const char *pw_in, Salt * salt)
 		free (lsalt.salt);
 	}
 
-	if( crypted_pw == NULL || crypted_pw[0] = '\0' )
+	if( crypted_pw == NULL || crypted_pw[0] == '\0' )
 		return NULL;
 
 	return STRDUP(crypted_pw);