diff --git a/tests/kdc/check-kdc.in b/tests/kdc/check-kdc.in
index cc8e2ac5e..dab9bf98e 100644
--- a/tests/kdc/check-kdc.in
+++ b/tests/kdc/check-kdc.in
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ if test "$pkinit" = yes -a "$rsa" = yes ; then
     base="${srcdir}/../../lib/hx509/data"
 
     echo "try anonymous pkinit"; > messages.log
-    ${kinit} $type --anonymous ${R} || \
+    ${kinit} --anonymous ${R} || \
 	{ ec=1 ; eval "${testfailed}"; }
     ${kgetcred} ${server}@${R} || { ec=1 ; eval "${testfailed}"; }
     ${kdestroy}