Index: res/res_config_ldap.c
===================================================================
--- res/res_config_ldap.c	(revision 118298)
+++ res/res_config_ldap.c	(working copy)
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
  * \author Manuel Guesdon
  * \author Carl-Einar Thorner <cthorner@voicerd.com>
  * \author Russell Bryant <russell@digium.com>
+ * \author Gavin Henry <ghenry@suretecsystems.com>
  *
  * \arg http://www.openldap.org
  */
@@ -1504,7 +1505,9 @@
 		bind_result = ldap_sasl_bind_s(ldapConn, user, LDAP_SASL_SIMPLE, &cred, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 	} else {
 		ast_debug(2, "bind %s anonymously\n", url);
-		bind_result = ldap_sasl_bind_s(ldapConn, NULL, LDAP_SASL_SIMPLE, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+		cred.bv_val = NULL;
+		cred.bv_len = 0;
+		bind_result = ldap_sasl_bind_s(ldapConn, NULL, LDAP_SASL_SIMPLE, &cred, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 	}
 	if (bind_result == LDAP_SUCCESS) {
 		ast_debug(2, "Successfully connected to database.\n");