diff --git a/lib/krb5/context.c b/lib/krb5/context.c
index 83e7fcb61..741e5f3a1 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/context.c
+++ b/lib/krb5/context.c
@@ -172,9 +172,15 @@ init_context_from_config_file(krb5_context context)
     }
     
     INIT_FIELD(context, bool, scan_interfaces, TRUE, "scan_interfaces");
-    INIT_FIELD(context, bool, srv_lookup, TRUE, "srv_lookup");
     INIT_FIELD(context, int, fcache_vno, 0, "fcache_version");
-
+    INIT_FIELD(context, bool, srv_lookup, TRUE, "dns_lookup_kdc");
+    /* srv_lookup backwards compatibility. */
+    { 
+    const char **p;
+    p = krb5_config_get_strings(context, NULL, "libdefaults", "srv_lookup", NULL);
+    if (p != NULL)
+	INIT_FIELD(context, bool, srv_lookup, TRUE, "srv_lookup");
+    }
     return 0;
 }