diff --git a/lib/krb5/init_creds.c b/lib/krb5/init_creds.c
index 0d3ef21c3..b6c949803 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/init_creds.c
+++ b/lib/krb5/init_creds.c
@@ -55,13 +55,15 @@ krb5_get_init_creds_opt_alloc(krb5_context context,
     *opt = NULL;
     o = calloc(1, sizeof(*o));
     if (o == NULL) {
-	krb5_set_error_message(context, ENOMEM, N_("malloc: out of memory", ""));
+	krb5_set_error_message(context, ENOMEM, 
+			       N_("malloc: out of memory", ""));
 	return ENOMEM;
     }
-    krb5_get_init_creds_opt_init(o);
+
     o->opt_private = calloc(1, sizeof(*o->opt_private));
     if (o->opt_private == NULL) {
-	krb5_set_error_message(context, ENOMEM, N_("malloc: out of memory", ""));
+	krb5_set_error_message(context, ENOMEM, 
+			       N_("malloc: out of memory", ""));
 	free(o);
 	return ENOMEM;
     }