--- a/saslauthd/auth_getpwent.c
+++ b/saslauthd/auth_getpwent.c
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@
     errno = 0;
     pw = getpwnam(login);
     errnum = errno;
-    endpwent();
 
     if (pw == NULL) {
 	if (errnum != 0) {