diff --git a/lib/krb5/fcache.c b/lib/krb5/fcache.c
index 4e8ff0199..7417e904b 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/fcache.c
+++ b/lib/krb5/fcache.c
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ fcc_remove_cred(krb5_context context,
     char *newname;
     int fd;
 
-    ret = krb5_cc_gen_new(context, &krb5_mcc_ops, &copy);
+    ret = krb5_cc_new_unique(context, krb5_cc_new_unique, NULL, &copy);
     if (ret)
 	return ret;