diff --git a/gnu/packages/openldap.scm b/gnu/packages/openldap.scm
index 638dc92d7e..5e047271ec 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/openldap.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/openldap.scm
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
                (base32
                 "1zxjws0mcm9cjwhhb7v1qq6g7avqlnx7ydcr1pzhsd68x5rxrdrc"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
-    (inputs (list bdb-5.3 cyrus-sasl gnutls libgcrypt zlib))
+    (inputs (list bdb cyrus-sasl gnutls libgcrypt zlib))
     (native-inputs (list libtool groff bdb-5.3))
     (arguments
      (list