diff --git a/lib/hdb/db.c b/lib/hdb/db.c
index 393f3de25..885433549 100644
--- a/lib/hdb/db.c
+++ b/lib/hdb/db.c
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ DB_seq(krb5_context context, HDB *db, hdb_entry *entry, int flag)
 
     data.data = key.data;
     data.length = key.size;
+    entry->principal = malloc(sizeof(*entry->principal));
     hdb_key2principal(context, &data, &entry->principal);
     data.data = value.data;
     data.length = value.size;
diff --git a/lib/hdb/ndbm.c b/lib/hdb/ndbm.c
index f6b859159..22994eefc 100644
--- a/lib/hdb/ndbm.c
+++ b/lib/hdb/ndbm.c
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@ NDBM_seq(krb5_context context, HDB *db, hdb_entry *entry, int first)
 	return KRB5_HDB_NOENTRY;
     data.data = key.dptr;
     data.length = key.dsize;
-    hdb_key2principal(context, &data, &entry->principal);
+    entry->principal = malloc(sizeof(*entry->principal));
+    hdb_key2principal(context, &data, entry->principal);
     value = dbm_fetch(d, key);
     /* krb5_data_free(&data); */
     data.data = value.dptr;