diff --git a/lib/krb5/data.c b/lib/krb5/data.c
index 45271ab68..6075e63ec 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/data.c
+++ b/lib/krb5/data.c
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ krb5_data_free(krb5_data *p)
     p->length = 0;
 }
 
+void 
+krb5_free_data_contents(krb5_context context, krb5_data *data)
+{
+    krb5_data_free(data);
+}
+
 void
 krb5_free_data(krb5_context context,
 	       krb5_data *p)
diff --git a/lib/krb5/krb5_data.3 b/lib/krb5/krb5_data.3
index e225cbc7d..4672950e1 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/krb5_data.3
+++ b/lib/krb5/krb5_data.3
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 .Nm krb5_data
 .Nm krb5_data_zero
 .Nm krb5_data_free
+.Nm krb5_free_data_contents
 .Nm krb5_free_data
 .Nm krb5_data_alloc
 .Nm krb5_data_realloc
@@ -55,6 +56,8 @@ Kerberos 5 Library (libkrb5, -lkrb5)
 .Ft void
 .Fn krb5_data_free "krb5_data *p"
 .Ft void
+.Fn krb5_free_data_contents "krb5_context context" "krb5_data *p"
+.Ft void
 .Fn krb5_free_data "krb5_context context" "krb5_data *p"
 .Ft krb5_error_code
 .Fn krb5_data_alloc "krb5_data *p" "int len"
@@ -85,6 +88,12 @@ resets the content of
 free the data in
 .Fa p .
 .Pp
+.Fn krb5_free_data_contents
+works the same way as
+.Fa krb5_data_free .
+The diffrence is that krb5_free_data_contents is more portable (exists
+in MIT api).
+.Pp
 .Fn krb5_free_data
 frees the data in
 .Fa p