diff --git a/lib/krb5/init_creds_pw.c b/lib/krb5/init_creds_pw.c
index 5dd7a6409..ae680fe30 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/init_creds_pw.c
+++ b/lib/krb5/init_creds_pw.c
@@ -1598,11 +1598,7 @@ krb5_init_creds_step(krb5_context context,
 		 * Try adapt to timeskrew when we are using pre-auth, and
 		 * if there was a time skew, try again.
 		 */
-		time_t sec_now;
-
-		krb5_timeofday (context, &sec_now);
-		context->kdc_sec_offset = ctx->error.stime - sec_now;
-
+		krb5_set_real_time(context, ctx->error.stime, -1);
 		if (context->kdc_sec_offset)
 		    ret = 0; 
 	    } else if (ret == KRB5_KDC_ERR_WRONG_REALM && ctx->flags.canonicalize) {