diff --git a/source3/winbindd/idmap_rfc2307.c b/source3/winbindd/idmap_rfc2307.c
index 2b7a593a15c..db8bab63358 100644
--- a/source3/winbindd/idmap_rfc2307.c
+++ b/source3/winbindd/idmap_rfc2307.c
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ static NTSTATUS idmap_rfc2307_ads_search(struct idmap_rfc2307_context *ctx,
 
 	status = ads_do_search_retry(ctx->ads, bind_path,
 				     LDAP_SCOPE_SUBTREE, expr, attrs, result);
+	ctx->ldap = ctx->ads->ldap.ld;
 	return ads_ntstatus(status);
 }