diff --git a/lib/krb5/cache.c b/lib/krb5/cache.c
index 82feb4360..274dd8026 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/cache.c
+++ b/lib/krb5/cache.c
@@ -537,6 +537,16 @@ krb5_cc_set_default_name(krb5_context context, const char *name)
 		    return ret;
 	    }
 	}
+	if (p == NULL) {
+	    /* MIT compatibility */
+	    e = krb5_config_get_string(context, NULL, "libdefaults",
+				       "default_ccache_name", NULL);
+	    if (e) {
+		ret = _krb5_expand_default_cc_name(context, e, &p);
+		if (ret)
+		    return ret;
+	    }
+	}
 	if (p == NULL) {
 	    e = krb5_config_get_string(context, NULL, "libdefaults",
 				       "default_cc_type", NULL);
diff --git a/lib/krb5/verify_krb5_conf.c b/lib/krb5/verify_krb5_conf.c
index 0db8807a4..7528f3f7b 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/verify_krb5_conf.c
+++ b/lib/krb5/verify_krb5_conf.c
@@ -389,6 +389,7 @@ struct entry libdefaults_entries[] = {
     { "clockskew", krb5_config_string, check_time, 0 },
     { "date_format", krb5_config_string, NULL, 0 },
     { "default_as_etypes", krb5_config_string, NULL, 0 },
+    { "default_ccache_name", krb5_config_string, NULL, 0 },
     { "default_cc_name", krb5_config_string, NULL, 0 },
     { "default_cc_type", krb5_config_string, NULL, 0 },
     { "default_etypes", krb5_config_string, NULL, 0 },