diff --git a/servers/slapd/daemon.c b/servers/slapd/daemon.c
index e24360c56c..c353944896 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/daemon.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/daemon.c
@@ -395,7 +395,6 @@ static int slap_get_listener_addresses(
 			return -1;
 		}
 
-		sai = res;
 		sap = *sal;
 
 		for ( sai=res; sai; sai=sai->ai_next ) {