diff --git a/lib/kadm5/privs_c.c b/lib/kadm5/privs_c.c
index 9cbe8a4ea..31f4f2efe 100644
--- a/lib/kadm5/privs_c.c
+++ b/lib/kadm5/privs_c.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997 Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan
+ * Copyright (c) 1997 - 1999 Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan
  * (Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden). 
  * All rights reserved. 
  *
@@ -48,21 +48,31 @@ kadm5_c_get_privs(void *server_handle, u_int32_t *privs)
     krb5_storage *sp;
     unsigned char buf[1024];
     int32_t tmp;
+    krb5_data reply;
 
     sp = krb5_storage_from_mem(buf, sizeof(buf));
+    if (sp == NULL)
+	return ENOMEM;
     krb5_store_int32(sp, kadm_get_privs);
     ret = _kadm5_client_send(context, sp);
-    sp->seek(sp, SEEK_SET, 0);
-    ret = _kadm5_client_recv(context, sp);
+    krb5_storage_free(sp);
     if(ret)
-	goto out;
+	return ret;
+    ret = _kadm5_client_recv(context, &reply);
+    if (ret)
+	return ret;
+    sp = krb5_storage_from_data(&reply);
+    if (sp == NULL) {
+	krb5_data_free (&reply);
+	return ENOMEM;
+    }
     krb5_ret_int32(sp, &tmp);
     ret = tmp;
     if(ret == 0){
 	krb5_ret_int32(sp, &tmp);
 	*privs = tmp;
     }
-out:
     krb5_storage_free(sp);
+    krb5_data_free (&reply);
     return ret;
 }