diff --git a/lib/krb5/convert_creds.c b/lib/krb5/convert_creds.c
index 42e8fbc4b..c21eae784 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/convert_creds.c
+++ b/lib/krb5/convert_creds.c
@@ -166,10 +166,24 @@ krb524_convert_creds_kdc(krb5_context context,
     if(ret)
 	goto out2;
 
-    ret = krb5_sendto_kdc (context,
+    {
+	char **hostlist;
+	int port;
+	port = krb5_getportbyname (context, "krb524", "udp", 4444);
+	
+	ret = krb5_get_krbhst (context, krb5_princ_realm(context, 
+							 v5_creds->server), 
+			       &hostlist);
+	if(ret)
+	    goto out2;
+	
+	ret = krb5_sendto (context,
 			   &v5_creds->ticket,
-			   krb5_princ_realm(context, v5_creds->server),
+			   hostlist,
+			   port,
 			   &reply);
+	krb5_free_krbhst (context, hostlist);
+    }
     if (ret)
 	goto out2;
     sp = krb5_storage_from_mem(reply.data, reply.length);