diff --git a/kdc/krb5tgs.c b/kdc/krb5tgs.c
index 0f4011a4d..6ff668aec 100644
--- a/kdc/krb5tgs.c
+++ b/kdc/krb5tgs.c
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ tgs_make_reply(krb5_context context,
     ret = krb5_copy_keyblock_contents(context, sessionkey, &et.key);
     if (ret)
 	goto out;
-    et.crealm = tgt->crealm;
+    et.crealm = tgt_name->realm;
     et.cname = tgt_name->name;
 
     ek.key = et.key;