--- samba-3.0.26a/source/passdb/pdb_ldap.c	2007-08-20 15:04:50.000000000 +0200
+++ samba-3.0.26a/source/passdb/pdb_ldap.c	2007-12-27 17:16:52.000000000 +0100
@@ -1792,15 +1792,9 @@
 		return NT_STATUS_UNSUCCESSFUL;
 	}
 	
-	if (mods == NULL) {
-		DEBUG(4,("ldapsam_update_sam_account: mods is empty: nothing to update for user: %s\n",
-			 pdb_get_username(newpwd)));
-		SAFE_FREE(dn);
-		return NT_STATUS_OK;
-	}
-	
 	ret = ldapsam_modify_entry(my_methods,newpwd,dn,mods,LDAP_MOD_REPLACE, element_is_changed);
-	ldap_mods_free(mods,True);
+	if (mods != NULL)
+		ldap_mods_free(mods,True);
 	SAFE_FREE(dn);
 
 	/*