diff --git a/modules/ldap/util_ldap.c b/modules/ldap/util_ldap.c
index 49da04e213..6ac7f6d40b 100644
--- a/modules/ldap/util_ldap.c
+++ b/modules/ldap/util_ldap.c
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ static int util_ldap_handler(request_rec *r)
         return DECLINED;
     }
 
-    r->content_type = "text/html";
+    ap_set_content_type(r, "text/html");
+
     if (r->header_only)
         return OK;