diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-meta/search.c b/servers/slapd/back-meta/search.c
index 848b6e12ae2ac2d88c082e3685b46028fd004d89..ea5a52bcb6c37d44a23d8d45d1b78a746215a9f6 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-meta/search.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-meta/search.c
@@ -2041,6 +2041,7 @@ next_attr:;
 					mod.sm_op = LDAP_MOD_ADD;
 					mod.sm_desc = (*ap)->a_desc;
 					mod.sm_type = mod.sm_desc->ad_cname;
+					mod.sm_numvals = (*ap)->a_numvals;
 					mod.sm_values = (*tap)->a_vals;
 					if ( (*tap)->a_nvals != (*tap)->a_vals ) {
 						mod.sm_nvalues = (*tap)->a_nvals;