diff --git a/servers/slapd/backglue.c b/servers/slapd/backglue.c
index 548e5848e2c292e797c340173a9be41b85dad775..21b7e52ae126dc92be3a7783b5bc548371c7726b 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/backglue.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/backglue.c
@@ -380,6 +380,7 @@ glue_op_search ( Operation *op, SlapReply *rs )
 				if ( rs->sr_err == LDAP_NO_SUCH_OBJECT ) {
 					gs.err = LDAP_SUCCESS;
 				}
+				op->ors_scope = LDAP_SCOPE_ONELEVEL;
 				op->o_req_dn = dn;
 				op->o_req_ndn = ndn;