diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-meta/bind.c b/servers/slapd/back-meta/bind.c
index ccc5483dcc..6d890c5678 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-meta/bind.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-meta/bind.c
@@ -184,12 +184,8 @@ meta_back_bind( Operation *op, SlapReply *rs )
 			rs->sr_err = lerr;
 			candidates[ i ].sr_tag = META_NOT_CANDIDATE;
 
-			if ( lerr == LDAP_INVALID_CREDENTIALS
-				|| META_BACK_ONERR_STOP( mi ) )
-			{
-				rc = rs->sr_err;
-				break;
-			}
+			rc = rs->sr_err;
+			break;
 		}
 	}