diff --git a/servers/slapd/schema_init.c b/servers/slapd/schema_init.c
index 7547e7b9d8fc8fab9bfbe01f05949fde84cf3506..50b97d6bd02ae96249928b625c90f6dbc10bf2b9 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/schema_init.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/schema_init.c
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@ int caseIgnoreIA5Filter(
 }
 
 static int
-NumericStringNormalize(
+numericStringNormalize(
 	Syntax *syntax,
 	struct berval *val,
 	struct berval **normalized )
@@ -1213,6 +1213,10 @@ struct syntax_defs_rec {
 #define X_BINARY "X-BINARY-TRANSFER-REQUIRED 'TRUE' "
 #define X_NOT_H_R "X-NOT-HUMAN-READABLE 'TRUE' "
 
+#define faxNumberNormalize numericStringNormalize
+#define phoneNumberNormalize numericStringNormalize
+#define telexNumberNormalize numericStringNormalize
+
 struct syntax_defs_rec syntax_defs[] = {
 	{"( 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.1 DESC 'ACI Item' " X_BINARY X_NOT_H_R ")",
 		SLAP_SYNTAX_BINARY|SLAP_SYNTAX_BER, NULL, NULL, NULL},
@@ -1258,7 +1262,7 @@ struct syntax_defs_rec syntax_defs[] = {
 	{"( 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.21 DESC 'Enhanced Guide' )",
 		0, NULL, NULL, NULL},
 	{"( 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.22 DESC 'Facsimile Telephone Number' )",
-		0, blobValidate, NULL, NULL},
+		0, IA5StringValidate, faxNumberNormalize, NULL},
 	{"( 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.23 DESC 'Fax' " X_NOT_H_R ")",
 		SLAP_SYNTAX_BLOB, NULL, NULL, NULL},
 	{"( 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.24 DESC 'Generalized Time' )",
@@ -1286,7 +1290,7 @@ struct syntax_defs_rec syntax_defs[] = {
 	{"( 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.35 DESC 'Name Form Description' )",
 		0, NULL, NULL, NULL},
 	{"( 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.36 DESC 'Numeric String' )",
-		0, IA5StringValidate, NumericStringNormalize, NULL},
+		0, IA5StringValidate, numericStringNormalize, NULL},
 	{"( 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.37 DESC 'Object Class Description' )",
 		0, NULL, NULL, NULL},
 	{"( 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.38 DESC 'OID' )",
@@ -1307,11 +1311,11 @@ struct syntax_defs_rec syntax_defs[] = {
 		X_BINARY X_NOT_H_R ")",
 		SLAP_SYNTAX_BINARY|SLAP_SYNTAX_BER, berValidate, NULL, NULL},
 	{"( 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.50 DESC 'Telephone Number' )",
-		0, IA5StringValidate, NumericStringNormalize, NULL},
+		0, IA5StringValidate, phoneNumberNormalize, NULL},
 	{"( 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.51 DESC 'Teletex Terminal Identifier' )",
 		0, NULL, NULL, NULL},
 	{"( 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.52 DESC 'Telex Number' )",
-		0, NULL, NULL, NULL},
+		0, IA5StringValidate, telexNumberNormalize, NULL},
 	{"( 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.53 DESC 'UTC Time' )",
 		0, utcTimeValidate, utcTimeNormalize, NULL},
 	{"( 1.3.6.1.4.1.1466.115.121.1.54 DESC 'LDAP Syntax Description' )",