diff --git a/kdc/Makefile.am b/kdc/Makefile.am
index b0c582045..f13a3b76d 100644
--- a/kdc/Makefile.am
+++ b/kdc/Makefile.am
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = no-dependencies foreign
 
 INCLUDES = -I$(top_builddir)/include 
 
-bin_PROGRAMS = string2key kdc
+bin_PROGRAMS = string2key
+
+libexec_PROGRAMS = kdc
 
 kdc_SOURCES = connect.c kerberos4.c kerberos5.c main.c misc.c