diff --git a/servers/slapd/saslauthz.c b/servers/slapd/saslauthz.c
index 797f2873fe..181f40f6b5 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/saslauthz.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/saslauthz.c
@@ -1423,8 +1423,9 @@ int slap_sasl_rewrite_delete( int valx ) {
 		return 1;
 	}
 
+	i = valx;
 	ber_memfree( authz_rewrites[ i ].bv_val );
-	for ( i = valx; !BER_BVISNULL( &authz_rewrites[ i + 1 ] ); i++ )
+	for ( ; !BER_BVISNULL( &authz_rewrites[ i + 1 ] ); i++ )
 	{
 		authz_rewrites[ i ] = authz_rewrites[ i + 1 ];
 	}