--- servers/slapd/filter.c	2000/05/16 14:22:52	1.32
+++ servers/slapd/filter.c	2000/05/16 18:50:49	1.33
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* filter.c - routines for parsing and dealing with filters */
-/* $OpenLDAP: pkg/ldap/servers/slapd/filter.c,v 1.31 2000/05/15 21:47:51 kurt Exp $ */
+/* $OpenLDAP: pkg/ldap/servers/slapd/filter.c,v 1.32 2000/05/16 14:22:52 kurt Exp $ */
 /*
  * Copyright 1998-2000 The OpenLDAP Foundation, All Rights Reserved.
  * COPYING RESTRICTIONS APPLY, see COPYRIGHT file
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ get_filter(
 			break;
 		}
 
+		assert( f->f_ava != NULL );
+
 #ifdef SLAPD_SCHEMA_NOT_COMPAT
 		*fstr = ch_malloc( sizeof("(=)")
 			+ f->f_av_desc->ad_cname->bv_len