diff --git a/lib/krb5/acache.c b/lib/krb5/acache.c
index 4639240c0..5cda7c22c 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/acache.c
+++ b/lib/krb5/acache.c
@@ -557,6 +557,11 @@ acc_resolve_2(krb5_context context, krb5_ccache *id, const char *res, const char
     }
 
     error = (*a->context->func->open_ccache)(a->context, res, &a->ccache);
+    if (error == ccErrCCacheNotFound) {
+        a->ccache = NULL;
+        a->cache_name = NULL;
+        return 0;
+    }
     if (error == ccNoError)
         error = get_cc_name(a);
     if (error != ccNoError) {