diff --git a/servers/slapd/overlays/syncprov.c b/servers/slapd/overlays/syncprov.c
index 56b80564825d525ca814afc80bafeda92bd35f9d..c06391a98fa7025df8a68903493c388fa4156c50 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/overlays/syncprov.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/overlays/syncprov.c
@@ -2048,6 +2048,9 @@ syncprov_op_mod( Operation *op, SlapReply *rs )
 			opc->rsid = scook->sid;
 	}
 
+	if ( op->o_dont_replicate )
+		return SLAP_CB_CONTINUE;
+
 	/* If there are active persistent searches, lock this operation.
 	 * See seqmod.c for the locking logic on its own.
 	 */