diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-bdb2/alias.c b/servers/slapd/back-bdb2/alias.c
index 89834748fd..295840022e 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-bdb2/alias.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-bdb2/alias.c
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ static char* get_alias_dn(
 	/* 
 	 * aliasedObjectName should be SINGLE-VALUED with a single value. 
 	 */			
-	if ( a->a_vals[0] == NULL || a->a_vals[0]->bv_val != NULL ) {
+	if ( a->a_vals[0] == NULL || a->a_vals[0]->bv_val == NULL ) {
 		/*
 		 * there was an aliasedobjectname defined but no data.
 		 */
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/alias.c b/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/alias.c
index 470ba0a7e1..ca3f393b11 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/alias.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/alias.c
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ static char* get_alias_dn(
 	/* 
 	 * aliasedObjectName should be SINGLE-VALUED with a single value. 
 	 */			
-	if ( a->a_vals[0] == NULL || a->a_vals[0]->bv_val != NULL ) {
+	if ( a->a_vals[0] == NULL || a->a_vals[0]->bv_val == NULL ) {
 		/*
 		 * there was an aliasedobjectname defined but no data.
 		 */