diff --git a/servers/slapd/overlays/pcache.c b/servers/slapd/overlays/pcache.c
index d8c5c0f59ce1c0c6fb3fbafd874bb58ab76878a1..8052304b944917ea359ff887a32d9153a00a3ec8 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/overlays/pcache.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/overlays/pcache.c
@@ -3418,6 +3418,7 @@ refresh_query( Operation *op, CachedQuery *query, slap_overinst *on )
 	op->o_req_dn = query->qbase->base;
 	op->o_req_ndn = query->qbase->base;
 	op->ors_scope = query->scope;
+	op->ors_deref = LDAP_DEREF_NEVER;
 	op->ors_slimit = SLAP_NO_LIMIT;
 	op->ors_tlimit = SLAP_NO_LIMIT;
 	op->ors_limit = NULL;