diff --git a/kdc/hprop.c b/kdc/hprop.c
index df700bae1..330fb2ad1 100644
--- a/kdc/hprop.c
+++ b/kdc/hprop.c
@@ -445,6 +445,9 @@ get_creds(krb5_context context, krb5_ccache *cache)
     krb5_preauthtype preauth = KRB5_PADATA_ENC_TIMESTAMP;
     krb5_creds creds;
     
+    ret = krb5_kt_register(context, &hdb_kt_ops);
+    if(ret) krb5_err(context, 1, ret, "krb5_kt_register");
+
     ret = krb5_kt_resolve(context, ktname, &keytab);
     if(ret) krb5_err(context, 1, ret, "krb5_kt_resolve");