diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-bdb/idl.c b/servers/slapd/back-bdb/idl.c
index 853a88c3dd723dee3624f06e60e4c5b6f45eb4b3..3a4e95efbfb2804256f62517b1d1c1d5ac487139 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-bdb/idl.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-bdb/idl.c
@@ -22,10 +22,9 @@
 #include "back-bdb.h"
 #include "idl.h"
 
-#define IDL_MAX(x,y)	( x > y ? x : y )
-#define IDL_MIN(x,y)	( x < y ? x : y )
-
-#define IDL_CMP(x,y)	( x < y ? -1 : ( x > y ? 1 : 0 ) )
+#define IDL_MAX(x,y)	( (x) > (y) ? (x) : (y) )
+#define IDL_MIN(x,y)	( (x) < (y) ? (x) : (y) )
+#define IDL_CMP(x,y)	( (x) < (y) ? -1 : (x) > (y) )
 
 #define IDL_LRU_DELETE( bdb, e ) do { \
 	if ( (e) == (bdb)->bi_idl_lru_head ) { \
@@ -109,7 +108,7 @@ unsigned bdb_idl_search( ID *ids, ID id )
 	 * if not found, returns first postion greater than id
 	 */
 	unsigned base = 0;
-	unsigned cursor = 0;
+	unsigned cursor = 1;
 	int val = 0;
 	unsigned n = ids[0];
 
@@ -118,27 +117,26 @@ unsigned bdb_idl_search( ID *ids, ID id )
 #endif
 
 	while( 0 < n ) {
-		int pivot = n >> 1;
-		cursor = base + pivot;
-		val = IDL_CMP( id, ids[cursor + 1] );
+		unsigned pivot = n >> 1;
+		cursor = base + pivot + 1;
+		val = IDL_CMP( id, ids[cursor] );
 
 		if( val < 0 ) {
 			n = pivot;
 
 		} else if ( val > 0 ) {
-			base = cursor + 1;
+			base = cursor;
 			n -= pivot + 1;
 
 		} else {
-			return cursor + 1;
+			return cursor;
 		}
 	}
 	
 	if( val > 0 ) {
-		return cursor + 2;
-	} else {
-		return cursor + 1;
+		++cursor;
 	}
+	return cursor;
 
 #else
 	/* (reverse) linear search */
@@ -171,11 +169,11 @@ int bdb_idl_insert( ID *ids, ID id )
 
 	if (BDB_IDL_IS_RANGE( ids )) {
 		/* if already in range, treat as a dup */
-		if (id >= BDB_IDL_FIRST(ids) && id <= BDB_IDL_LAST(ids))
+		if (id >= BDB_IDL_RANGE_FIRST(ids) && id <= BDB_IDL_RANGE_LAST(ids))
 			return -1;
-		if (id < BDB_IDL_FIRST(ids))
+		if (id < BDB_IDL_RANGE_FIRST(ids))
 			ids[1] = id;
-		else if (id > BDB_IDL_LAST(ids))
+		else if (id > BDB_IDL_RANGE_LAST(ids))
 			ids[2] = id;
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -1091,8 +1089,8 @@ bdb_idl_intersection(
 	 * turn it into a range.
 	 */
 	if ( BDB_IDL_IS_RANGE( b )
-		&& BDB_IDL_FIRST( b ) <= BDB_IDL_FIRST( a )
-		&& BDB_IDL_LAST( b ) >= BDB_IDL_LAST( a ) ) {
+		&& BDB_IDL_RANGE_FIRST( b ) <= BDB_IDL_RANGE_FIRST( a )
+		&& BDB_IDL_RANGE_LAST( b ) >= BDB_IDL_RANGE_LAST( a ) ) {
 		if (idmax - idmin + 1 == a[0])
 		{
 			a[0] = NOID;
@@ -1311,11 +1309,11 @@ int bdb_idl_append_one( ID *ids, ID id )
 {
 	if (BDB_IDL_IS_RANGE( ids )) {
 		/* if already in range, treat as a dup */
-		if (id >= BDB_IDL_FIRST(ids) && id <= BDB_IDL_LAST(ids))
+		if (id >= BDB_IDL_RANGE_FIRST(ids) && id <= BDB_IDL_RANGE_LAST(ids))
 			return -1;
-		if (id < BDB_IDL_FIRST(ids))
+		if (id < BDB_IDL_RANGE_FIRST(ids))
 			ids[1] = id;
-		else if (id > BDB_IDL_LAST(ids))
+		else if (id > BDB_IDL_RANGE_LAST(ids))
 			ids[2] = id;
 		return 0;
 	}
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-bdb/idl.h b/servers/slapd/back-bdb/idl.h
index bd3e4587a05b98aed33fc448dcfcd447235185e3..44c8fa9259160424249d31ae447811869777de47 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-bdb/idl.h
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-bdb/idl.h
@@ -61,12 +61,12 @@
 #define BDB_IDL_ID( bdb, ids, id ) BDB_IDL_RANGE( ids, id, ((bdb)->bi_lastid) )
 #define BDB_IDL_ALL( bdb, ids ) BDB_IDL_RANGE( ids, 1, ((bdb)->bi_lastid) )
 
-#define BDB_IDL_FIRST( ids )	( ids[1] )
+#define BDB_IDL_FIRST( ids )	( (ids)[1] )
 #define BDB_IDL_LAST( ids )		( BDB_IDL_IS_RANGE(ids) \
-	? ids[2] : ids[ids[0]] )
+	? (ids)[2] : (ids)[(ids)[0]] )
 
 #define BDB_IDL_N( ids )		( BDB_IDL_IS_RANGE(ids) \
-	? (ids[2]-ids[1])+1 : ids[0] )
+	? ((ids)[2]-(ids)[1])+1 : (ids)[0] )
 
 LDAP_BEGIN_DECL
 LDAP_END_DECL