diff --git a/lib/gssapi/gssapi/gssapi_krb5.h b/lib/gssapi/gssapi/gssapi_krb5.h
index 2f605f5ee..74d5109aa 100644
--- a/lib/gssapi/gssapi/gssapi_krb5.h
+++ b/lib/gssapi/gssapi/gssapi_krb5.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #define GSSAPI_KRB5_H_
 
 #include <gssapi.h>
+#include <gssapi/gssapi_oid.h>
 
 GSSAPI_CPP_START
 
@@ -60,9 +61,6 @@ extern gss_OID_desc GSSAPI_LIB_VARIABLE __gss_krb5_nt_principal_name_oid_desc;
 #define GSS_KRB5_NT_MACHINE_UID_NAME (&__gss_c_nt_machine_uid_name_oid_desc)
 #define GSS_KRB5_NT_STRING_UID_NAME (&__gss_c_nt_string_uid_name_oid_desc)
 
-extern gss_OID_desc GSSAPI_LIB_VARIABLE __gss_krb5_mechanism_oid_desc;
-#define GSS_KRB5_MECHANISM (&__gss_krb5_mechanism_oid_desc)
-
 /* for compatibility with MIT api */
 
 #define gss_mech_krb5 GSS_KRB5_MECHANISM