diff --git a/kadmin/del.c b/kadmin/del.c
index 6f0bcb6db..320fe6e8e 100644
--- a/kadmin/del.c
+++ b/kadmin/del.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ del_entry(void *opt, int argc, char **argv)
     ret = kadm5_dup_context(kadm_handle, &dup_kadm_handle);
 
     for (i = 0; ret == 0 && i < argc; i++)
-	ret = foreach_principal(argv[i], do_del_entry, "del", NULL);
+	ret = foreach_principal(argv[i], do_del_entry, "del", dup_kadm_handle);
 
     if (dup_kadm_handle)
         kadm5_destroy(dup_kadm_handle);
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ del_namespace(void *opt, int argc, char **argv)
 
     ret = kadm5_dup_context(kadm_handle, &dup_kadm_handle);
     for (i = 0; ret == 0 && i < argc; i++)
-	ret = foreach_principal(argv[i], do_del_ns_entry, "del_ns", NULL);
+        ret = foreach_principal(argv[i], do_del_ns_entry, "del_ns",
+                                dup_kadm_handle);
     if (dup_kadm_handle)
         kadm5_destroy(dup_kadm_handle);
     return ret != 0;