diff --git a/lib/roken/ndbm_wrap.c b/lib/roken/ndbm_wrap.c
index a15f4df90..73a3726d0 100644
--- a/lib/roken/ndbm_wrap.c
+++ b/lib/roken/ndbm_wrap.c
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ dbm_get (DB *db, int flags)
 	DBT2DATUM(&value, &datum);
 #else
     db->seq(db, &key, &value, flags);
+    DBT2DATUM(&value, &datum);
 #endif
     return datum;
 }