diff --git a/lib/krb5/config_file.h b/lib/krb5/config_file.h
index d5ffcd028..6f635e5dd 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/config_file.h
+++ b/lib/krb5/config_file.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ struct krb5_config_binding {
     union {
 	char *string;
 	struct krb5_config_binding *list;
+	void *generic;
     } u;
 };
 
diff --git a/lib/krb5/krb5_locl.h b/lib/krb5/krb5_locl.h
index 27becc3b9..84dfd2774 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/krb5_locl.h
+++ b/lib/krb5/krb5_locl.h
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ krb5_get_default_realm(krb5_context context,
 
 krb5_error_code krb5_config_parse_file (const char *fname,
 					krb5_config_section **res);
-const char *krb5_config_get_next (krb5_config_section *c,
+const void *krb5_config_get_next (krb5_config_section *c,
 				  krb5_config_binding **pointer,
 				  int type,
 				  ...);
-const char *krb5_config_vget_next (krb5_config_section *c,
+const void *krb5_config_vget_next (krb5_config_section *c,
 				   krb5_config_binding **pointer,
 				   int type,
 				   va_list args);
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ const char *krb5_config_get_string (krb5_config_section *c,
 const char *krb5_config_vget_string (krb5_config_section *c,
 				     va_list args);
 
+const krb5_config_binding *krb5_config_get_list (krb5_config_section *c,
+						 ...);
+const krb5_config_binding *krb5_config_vget_list (krb5_config_section *c,
+						  va_list args);
+
 int
 krb5_getportbyname (const char *service,
 		    const char *proto,