diff --git a/lib/gssapi/mech/gss_display_name.c b/lib/gssapi/mech/gss_display_name.c
index 60310f125..1b493124d 100644
--- a/lib/gssapi/mech/gss_display_name.c
+++ b/lib/gssapi/mech/gss_display_name.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ gss_display_name(OM_uint32 *minor_status,
 	if (output_name_type)
 	    *output_name_type = GSS_C_NO_OID;
 
-	if (name == GSS_C_NO_NAME) {
+	if (name == NULL) {
 		*minor_status = 0;
 		return (GSS_S_BAD_NAME);
 	}