2 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 7efebbd7..8ad698d4 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ This file documents the major additions and syntax changes between releases.
         Fix regression in check_http ssl checks on some servers - make SNI an option
         Fix guest mode support in check_disk_smb
         Fix check_disk_smb failure when run via ePN
+        check_ldap now allows for specifying an empty LDAP base
         WARNINGS
         Updated developer documentation to say that performance labels should not have an equals sign or
         single quote in the label
diff --git a/plugins/check_ldap.c b/plugins/check_ldap.c
index 49283946..400d74ad 100644
--- a/plugins/check_ldap.c
+++ b/plugins/check_ldap.c
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ validate_arguments ()
         if (ld_host==NULL || strlen(ld_host)==0)
                 usage4 (_("Please specify the host name\n"));
 
-        if (ld_base==NULL || strlen(ld_base)==0)
+        if (ld_base==NULL)
                 usage4 (_("Please specify the LDAP base\n"));
 
         return OK;