diff --git a/servers/slapd/overlays/syncprov.c b/servers/slapd/overlays/syncprov.c
index dade31d5aa..9ca4153f7c 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/overlays/syncprov.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/overlays/syncprov.c
@@ -2396,7 +2396,14 @@ syncprov_operational(
 
 				if ( !ap ) {
 					if ( !(rs->sr_flags & REP_ENTRY_MODIFIABLE) ) {
-						rs->sr_entry = entry_dup( rs->sr_entry );
+						Entry *e = entry_dup( rs->sr_entry );
+						if ( rs->sr_flags & REP_ENTRY_MUSTRELEASE ) {
+							overlay_entry_release_ov( op, rs->sr_entry, 0, on );
+							rs->sr_flags ^= REP_ENTRY_MUSTRELEASE;
+						} else if ( rs->sr_flags & REP_ENTRY_MUSTBEFREED ) {
+							entry_free( rs->sr_entry );
+						}
+						rs->sr_entry = e;
 						rs->sr_flags |=
 							REP_ENTRY_MODIFIABLE|REP_ENTRY_MUSTBEFREED;
 						a = attr_find( rs->sr_entry->e_attrs,