diff --git a/lib/gssapi/mech/gss_import_sec_context.c b/lib/gssapi/mech/gss_import_sec_context.c
index dcb430b3c..f0934c91f 100644
--- a/lib/gssapi/mech/gss_import_sec_context.c
+++ b/lib/gssapi/mech/gss_import_sec_context.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ gss_import_sec_context(OM_uint32 *minor_status,
 	size_t len;
 
 	*minor_status = 0;
-	*context_handle = 0;
+	*context_handle = GSS_C_NO_CONTEXT;
 
 	/*
 	 * We added an oid to the front of the token in