diff --git a/lib/gssapi/krb5/release_name.c b/lib/gssapi/krb5/release_name.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d398e10d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/gssapi/krb5/release_name.c
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#include "gssapi_locl.h"
+
+RCSID("$Id$");
+
+OM_uint32 gss_release_name
+           (OM_uint32 * minor_status,
+            gss_name_t * input_name
+           )
+{
+  krb5_error_code kret;
+
+  gssapi_krb5_init ();
+  krb5_free_principal(gssapi_krb5_context,
+		      *input_name);
+  return GSS_S_COMPLETE;
+}
diff --git a/lib/gssapi/release_name.c b/lib/gssapi/release_name.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d398e10d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/gssapi/release_name.c
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#include "gssapi_locl.h"
+
+RCSID("$Id$");
+
+OM_uint32 gss_release_name
+           (OM_uint32 * minor_status,
+            gss_name_t * input_name
+           )
+{
+  krb5_error_code kret;
+
+  gssapi_krb5_init ();
+  krb5_free_principal(gssapi_krb5_context,
+		      *input_name);
+  return GSS_S_COMPLETE;
+}