diff --git a/lib/gssapi/krb5/release_cred.c b/lib/gssapi/krb5/release_cred.c
index d2c1f645c..f21acad83 100644
--- a/lib/gssapi/krb5/release_cred.c
+++ b/lib/gssapi/krb5/release_cred.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ OM_uint32 gss_release_cred
     if ((*cred_handle)->ccache != NULL) {
 	const krb5_cc_ops *ops;
 	ops = krb5_cc_get_ops(gssapi_krb5_context, (*cred_handle)->ccache);
-	if (ops == &krb5_mcc_ops)
+	if ((*cred_handle)->cred_flags & GSS_CF_DESTROY_CRED_ON_RELEASE)
 	    krb5_cc_destroy(gssapi_krb5_context, (*cred_handle)->ccache);
 	else 
 	    krb5_cc_close(gssapi_krb5_context, (*cred_handle)->ccache);
diff --git a/lib/gssapi/release_cred.c b/lib/gssapi/release_cred.c
index d2c1f645c..f21acad83 100644
--- a/lib/gssapi/release_cred.c
+++ b/lib/gssapi/release_cred.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ OM_uint32 gss_release_cred
     if ((*cred_handle)->ccache != NULL) {
 	const krb5_cc_ops *ops;
 	ops = krb5_cc_get_ops(gssapi_krb5_context, (*cred_handle)->ccache);
-	if (ops == &krb5_mcc_ops)
+	if ((*cred_handle)->cred_flags & GSS_CF_DESTROY_CRED_ON_RELEASE)
 	    krb5_cc_destroy(gssapi_krb5_context, (*cred_handle)->ccache);
 	else 
 	    krb5_cc_close(gssapi_krb5_context, (*cred_handle)->ccache);