diff --git a/servers/slapd/schema_init.c b/servers/slapd/schema_init.c
index 518e46290f..54baf05853 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/schema_init.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/schema_init.c
@@ -4278,7 +4278,7 @@ struct syntax_defs_rec syntax_defs[] = {
 
 	/* OpenLDAP Experimental Syntaxes */
 	{"( 1.3.6.1.4.1.4203.666.2.1 DESC 'OpenLDAP Experimental ACI' )",
-		0, IA5StringValidate /* THIS WILL CHANGE FOR NEW ACI SYNTAX */,
+		0, UTF8StringValidate /* THIS WILL CHANGE FOR NEW ACI SYNTAX */,
 		NULL, NULL},
 	{"( 1.3.6.1.4.1.4203.666.2.2 DESC 'OpenLDAP authPassword' )",
 		0, NULL, NULL, NULL},