diff --git a/lib/gssapi/ntlm/delete_sec_context.c b/lib/gssapi/ntlm/delete_sec_context.c
index 3b3df22f7..dc335d933 100644
--- a/lib/gssapi/ntlm/delete_sec_context.c
+++ b/lib/gssapi/ntlm/delete_sec_context.c
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ OM_uint32 _gss_ntlm_delete_sec_context
 	    krb5_ntlm_free(ctx->context, ctx->ntlm);
 	    krb5_free_context(ctx->context);
 	}
-	if (ctx->password) {
-	    memset(ctx->password, 0, strlen(ctx->password));
-	    free(ctx->password);
-	}
 	if (ctx->username)
 	    free(ctx->username);
+	if (ctx->key.data) {
+	    memset(ctx->key.data, 0, ctx->key.length);
+	    free(ctx->key.data);
+	}
 	krb5_data_free(&ctx->opaque);
 	memset(ctx, 0, sizeof(*ctx));
 	free(ctx);