diff --git a/tests/gss/check-context.in b/tests/gss/check-context.in
index 82628f826..f19ad272a 100644
--- a/tests/gss/check-context.in
+++ b/tests/gss/check-context.in
@@ -174,8 +174,7 @@ ${context}  --no-dns-canon --name-type=krb5-principal-name host/lucid || \
 	{ exitcode=1 ; echo "test failed"; }
 
 echo "======test context building"
-for mech in krb5 krb5iov spnego; do
-	iov=""
+for mech in krb5 krb5iov spnego spnegoiov; do
 	if [ "$mech" == "krb5iov" ] ; then
 	    mech="krb5"
 	    iov="--iov"