diff --git a/tests/kdc/check-kadmin.in b/tests/kdc/check-kadmin.in
index a8c2dc8d7..7888e81ed 100644
--- a/tests/kdc/check-kadmin.in
+++ b/tests/kdc/check-kadmin.in
@@ -136,6 +136,10 @@ ${kadmin} -p foo/admin@${R} get -s doesnotexists@${R} \
         > /dev/null 2>kadmin.tmp && \
 	{ echo "kadmin passed"; cat messages.log ; exit 1; }
 
+# evil hack to support libtool
+sed 's/lt-kadmin:/kadmin:/' < kadmin.tmp > kadmin2.tmp
+mv kadmin2.tmp kadmin.tmp
+
 cmp kadmin.tmp ${srcdir}/donotexists.txt || \
     { echo "wrong response"; exit 1;}