diff --git a/lib/krb5/ticket.c b/lib/krb5/ticket.c
index 1a0dfaf93..8398496ba 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/ticket.c
+++ b/lib/krb5/ticket.c
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ unsigned long
 krb5_ticket_get_flags(krb5_context context,
 		      const krb5_ticket *ticket)
 {
-    return TicketFlags2int(ticket->ticket.flags.b);
+    return TicketFlags2int(ticket->ticket.flags);
 }
 
 static int