diff --git a/lib/gssapi/Makefile.am b/lib/gssapi/Makefile.am
index a29994d25..53985add0 100644
--- a/lib/gssapi/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/gssapi/Makefile.am
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ $(spnego_files) spnego_asn1.h: spnego_asn1_files
 $(gssapi_files) gssapi_asn1.h: gssapi_asn1_files
 
 spnego_asn1_files: ../asn1/asn1_compile$(EXEEXT) $(srcdir)/spnego/spnego.asn1
-	../asn1/asn1_compile$(EXEEXT) $(srcdir)/spnego/spnego.asn1 spnego_asn1
+	../asn1/asn1_compile$(EXEEXT) --sequence=MechTypeList $(srcdir)/spnego/spnego.asn1 spnego_asn1
 
 gssapi_asn1_files: ../asn1/asn1_compile$(EXEEXT) $(srcdir)/mech/gssapi.asn1
 	../asn1/asn1_compile$(EXEEXT) $(srcdir)/mech/gssapi.asn1 gssapi_asn1