diff --git a/servers/slapd/result.c b/servers/slapd/result.c
index 1f88150e9a..4e10755101 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/result.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/result.c
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ send_search_entry(
 	 * to particular value of attribute an equals 1 if value matches
 	 * to ValuesReturnFilter or 0 if not
 	 */	
-	for ( a = e->e_attrs; a != NULL; a = a->a_next ) i++;
+	for ( a = e->e_attrs, i=0; a != NULL; a = a->a_next ) i++;
 	e_flags = ch_malloc ( i * sizeof(a_flags) );
 	
 	for ( a = e->e_attrs, i=0; a != NULL; a = a->a_next, i++ ) {