diff -r 07b815faa6ac -r f00d03835dd9 src/server/daemon/ldap_auth.c
--- a/src/server/daemon/ldap_auth.c	Tue Dec 30 21:44:49 2025 +0100
+++ b/src/server/daemon/ldap_auth.c	Tue Jan 13 18:09:20 2026 +0100
@@ -43,13 +43,15 @@
 #include "ldap_auth.h"
 #include "ldap_resource.h"
 
+#define CXSTR(s) {s, sizeof(s)-1}
+
 static cxstring ws_ldap_default_uid_attr[] = {
-    CX_STR("uid")
+    CXSTR("uid")
 };
 
 static cxstring ws_ldap_default_member_attr[] = {
-    CX_STR("member"),
-    CX_STR("uniqueMember")
+    CXSTR("member"),
+    CXSTR("uniqueMember")
 };
 
 static LDAPConfig ws_ldap_default_config = {
@@ -70,12 +72,12 @@
 
 // TODO: AD
 static cxstring ws_ad_default_uid_attr[] = {
-    CX_STR("uid")
+    CXSTR("uid")
 };
 
 static cxstring ws_ad_default_member_attr[] = {
-    CX_STR("member"),
-    CX_STR("uniqueMember")
+    CXSTR("member"),
+    CXSTR("uniqueMember")
 };
 
 static LDAPConfig ws_ldap_ad_config = {
@@ -95,11 +97,11 @@
 };
 
 static cxstring ws_posix_default_uid_attr[] = {
-    CX_STR("uid")
+    CXSTR("uid")
 };
 
 static cxstring ws_posix_default_member_attr[] = {
-    CX_STR("memberUid")
+    CXSTR("memberUid")
 };
 
 static LDAPConfig ws_ldap_posix_config = {