diff --git a/lib/gssapi/mech/gss_accept_sec_context.c b/lib/gssapi/mech/gss_accept_sec_context.c
index 4eb155669..900ecbdd5 100644
--- a/lib/gssapi/mech/gss_accept_sec_context.c
+++ b/lib/gssapi/mech/gss_accept_sec_context.c
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ OM_uint32 gss_accept_sec_context(OM_uint32 *minor_status,
 				*minor_status = ENOMEM;
 				return (GSS_S_FAILURE);
 			}
+			SLIST_INIT(&dcred->gc_mc);
 			dmc = malloc(sizeof(struct _gss_mechanism_cred));
 			if (!dmc) {
 				free(dcred);
diff --git a/lib/gssapi/mech/gss_acquire_cred.c b/lib/gssapi/mech/gss_acquire_cred.c
index b74939c7f..0704f81ba 100644
--- a/lib/gssapi/mech/gss_acquire_cred.c
+++ b/lib/gssapi/mech/gss_acquire_cred.c
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ gss_acquire_cred(OM_uint32 *minor_status,
 		if (!mc) {
 			continue;
 		}
+		SLIST_INIT(&cred->gc_mc);
 		mc->gmc_mech = m;
 		mc->gmc_mech_oid = &m->gm_mech_oid;