diff --git a/webui/system/database/ldap.php b/webui/system/database/ldap.php
index eeb76fa0..119f97e5 100644
--- a/webui/system/database/ldap.php
+++ b/webui/system/database/ldap.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ class LDAP {
 
       $this->link = ldap_connect($ldaphost) or exit('Error: ldap_connect()');
       ldap_set_option($this->link, LDAP_OPT_PROTOCOL_VERSION, 3);
+      ldap_set_option($this->link, LDAP_OPT_REFERRALS, 0);
 
       if(@ldap_bind($this->link, $binddn, $bindpw)) {
          $this->bind = 1;