diff --git a/source/lib/ctdbd_conn.c b/source/lib/ctdbd_conn.c
index 966fd06602e..265710f52b2 100644
--- a/source/lib/ctdbd_conn.c
+++ b/source/lib/ctdbd_conn.c
@@ -690,6 +690,9 @@ static NTSTATUS ctdbd_control(struct ctdbd_connection *conn,
 	struct ctdbd_connection *new_conn = NULL;
 	NTSTATUS status;
 
+	/* the samba3 ctdb code can't handle NOREPLY yet */
+	flags &= ~CTDB_CTRL_FLAG_NOREPLY;
+
 	if (conn == NULL) {
 		status = ctdbd_init_connection(NULL, &new_conn);