diff --git a/directory/perldap/Conn.pm b/directory/perldap/Conn.pm
index 4ce3f3a1b513..aa2af47a364a 100644
--- a/directory/perldap/Conn.pm
+++ b/directory/perldap/Conn.pm
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #############################################################################
-# $Id: Conn.pm,v 1.11 1998/08/03 06:58:01 leif Exp $
+# $Id: Conn.pm,v 1.12 1998/08/03 07:50:54 leif Exp $
 #
 # The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License
 # Version 1.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in
@@ -385,20 +385,22 @@ sub add
 
 
 #############################################################################
-# Modify the RDN, and update the entry accordingly
+# Modify the RDN, and update the entry accordingly. Note that the last
+# two arguments (DN and "delete") are optional.
 #
 sub modifyRDN
 {
-  my ($self, $rdn, $del) = ($_[$[], lc $_[$[ + 1], $_[$[ + 2]);
+  my ($self, $rdn, $dn, $del) = ($_[$[], lc $_[$[ + 1], lc $_[$[ + 2], $_[$[ + 3]);
   my (@vals);
   my $ret = 1;
 
   $del = 1 if ($del eq "");
+  $dn = $self->{dn} if ($dn eq "");
 
-  @vals = ldap_explode_dn(lc $self->{dn}, 0);
+  @vals = ldap_explode_dn(lc $dn, 0);
   if ($vals[$[] ne $rdn)
     {
-      $ret = ldap_modrdn2_s($self->{ld}, $self->{dn}, $rdn, $del);
+      $ret = ldap_modrdn2_s($self->{ld}, $dn, $rdn, $del);
       if ($ret == LDAP_SUCCESS)
 	{
 	  shift(@vals);