diff --git a/servers/slapd/tools/Makefile.in b/servers/slapd/tools/Makefile.in
index a6752be57d..7cc2795446 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/tools/Makefile.in
+++ b/servers/slapd/tools/Makefile.in
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ SLAPD_OBJS = ../config.o ../ch_malloc.o ../backend.o ../charray.o \
 		../acl.o ../phonetic.o ../attr.o ../value.o ../entry.o \
 		../dn.o ../filter.o ../str2filter.o ../ava.o ../init.o \
 		../controls.o ../kerberos.o ../passwd.o ../index.o \
-		../extended.o ../starttls.o ../sets.o ../mra.o ../mods.o
+		../extended.o ../starttls.o ../sets.o ../mra.o
 
 SLAPOBJS = $(SLAPD_OBJS) slapcommon.o mimic.o
 
diff --git a/servers/slapd/tools/mimic.c b/servers/slapd/tools/mimic.c
index f9af0752ee..4c499c3327 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/tools/mimic.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/tools/mimic.c
@@ -191,3 +191,8 @@ void replog( Backend *be, Operation *op, char *dn, void *change)
 	assert(0);
 }
 
+void slap_mods_free( Modifications *ml )
+{
+	assert(0);
+}
+