diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/delete.c b/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/delete.c
index 8511c140808e25a0c4230a3e254b69380c71d8c9..fa8eac72ad327f37420554f76119d8ddd72d6377 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/delete.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/delete.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ ldbm_back_delete(
 		goto return_results;
 	}
 
+#define SLAPD_CHILD_MODIFICATION_WITH_ENTRY_ACL 1
 #ifdef SLAPD_CHILD_MODIFICATION_WITH_ENTRY_ACL
 	if ( ! access_allowed( be, conn, op, e, "entry", NULL, op->o_dn,
 	    ACL_WRITE ) ) {
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/modrdn.c b/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/modrdn.c
index ea8b2c4fba2084c403c180ddedd7d03dd4874c58..1a627e8ea5bddcc355a3bb1d67e68816d3991b1a 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/modrdn.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-ldbm/modrdn.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ ldbm_back_modrdn(
 		return( -1 );
 	}
 
+#define SLAPD_CHILD_MODIFICATION_WITH_ENTRY_ACL 1
 #ifdef SLAPD_CHILD_MODIFICATION_WITH_ENTRY_ACL
 		/* check parent for "children" acl */
 	if ( ! access_allowed( be, conn, op, e, "entry", NULL,