diff --git a/daemons/ipa-kdb/ipa_kdb_principals.c b/daemons/ipa-kdb/ipa_kdb_principals.c
index d2be98886..5ae6818b6 100644
--- a/daemons/ipa-kdb/ipa_kdb_principals.c
+++ b/daemons/ipa-kdb/ipa_kdb_principals.c
@@ -776,6 +776,9 @@ static krb5_error_code ipadb_find_principal(krb5_context kcontext,
             } else {
                 found = (strcmp(vals[i]->bv_val, (*principal)) == 0);
             }
+            if (found) {
+                break;
+            }
         }
 
         ldap_value_free_len(vals);