diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/modrdn.c b/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/modrdn.c
index ebc8cc8351..5aefdbba58 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/modrdn.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/modrdn.c
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ ldbm_back_modrdn(
 		val.bv_val = new_rdn_vals[a_cnt];
 		val.bv_len = strlen( val.bv_val );
 		if ( ! access_allowed( be, conn, op, e, 
-				desc, &val, ACL_WRITE ) ) {
+				mod_tmp->sml_desc, &val, ACL_WRITE ) ) {
 			Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE,
 				"ldbm_back_modrdn: access not allowed "
 				"to attr \"%s\"\n%s%s",
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ ldbm_back_modrdn(
 			val.bv_val = old_rdn_vals[d_cnt];
 			val.bv_len = strlen( val.bv_val );
 			if ( ! access_allowed( be, conn, op, e, 
-					desc, &val, ACL_WRITE ) ) {
+					mod_tmp->sml_desc, &val, ACL_WRITE ) ) {
 				Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_TRACE,
 					"ldbm_back_modrdn: access not allowed "
 					"to attr \"%s\"\n%s%s",