diff --git a/contrib/ldapc++/src/LDAPControl.cpp b/contrib/ldapc++/src/LDAPControl.cpp
index 409e30413c..46bcac2957 100644
--- a/contrib/ldapc++/src/LDAPControl.cpp
+++ b/contrib/ldapc++/src/LDAPControl.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ LDAPCtrl::LDAPCtrl(const char *oid, bool critical, const char* data,
     m_isCritical=critical;
     if (data != 0 && length !=0){
         m_data.assign(data,length);
+        m_noData=false;
     }else{
         m_data=string();
         m_noData=true;