diff --git a/lib/kadm5/ipropd_master.c b/lib/kadm5/ipropd_master.c
index 490574003..ea725d2b8 100644
--- a/lib/kadm5/ipropd_master.c
+++ b/lib/kadm5/ipropd_master.c
@@ -954,7 +954,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
     }
 
     if (0) ;
-#ifndef NO_SIGXCPU
+#ifdef SIGXCPU
     else if(exit_flag == SIGXCPU)
 	krb5_warnx(context, "%s CPU time limit exceeded", getprogname());
 #endif