diff --git a/kadmin/ank.c b/kadmin/ank.c
index 2801bb963..8846fa8b6 100644
--- a/kadmin/ank.c
+++ b/kadmin/ank.c
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ get_default (kadm5_server_context *context,
 {
     krb5_error_code ret;
     krb5_principal def_principal;
-    krb5_realm *realm = krb5_princ_realm(context->context, princ);
+    krb5_const_realm realm = krb5_principal_get_realm(context->context, princ);
 
     ret = krb5_make_principal (context->context, &def_principal,
-			       *realm, "default", NULL);
+			       realm, "default", NULL);
     if (ret)
 	return ret;
     ret = kadm5_get_principal (context, def_principal, default_ent,