diff --git a/lib/Net/LDAP3.php b/lib/Net/LDAP3.php
index ca3081df56b5a37d76049cd2561cad963b0c4836..89851c24a71f5eeb44cbb414dcf29b1c3c4b9a02 100644
--- a/lib/Net/LDAP3.php
+++ b/lib/Net/LDAP3.php
@@ -1610,6 +1610,10 @@ class Net_LDAP3
     {
         $controls = null;
 
+        if (!array_key_exists('sort', $props)) {
+            $props['sort'] = false;
+        }
+
         if (!$this->conn) {
             $this->_debug("No active connection for " . __CLASS__ . "::" . __FUNCTION__);
             return false;