diff --git a/lib/krb5/libkrb5-exports.def.in b/lib/krb5/libkrb5-exports.def.in
index 3ee5e1a6e..c12c08233 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/libkrb5-exports.def.in
+++ b/lib/krb5/libkrb5-exports.def.in
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ EXPORTS
 	krb5_free_creds_contents
 	krb5_free_data
 	krb5_free_data_contents
+        krb5_free_default_realm
 	krb5_free_error
 	krb5_free_error_contents
 	krb5_free_error_string
diff --git a/lib/krb5/mit_glue.c b/lib/krb5/mit_glue.c
index 7c89d9f1d..52ecfd1a0 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/mit_glue.c
+++ b/lib/krb5/mit_glue.c
@@ -420,4 +420,10 @@ krb5_auth_con_setrecvsubkey(krb5_context context, krb5_auth_context auth_context
     return krb5_auth_con_setremotesubkey(context, auth_context, keyblock);
 }
 
+KRB5_LIB_FUNCTION krb5_error_code KRB5_LIB_CALL
+krb5_free_default_realm(krb5_context context, krb5_realm realm)
+{
+    return krb5_xfree(realm);
+}
+
 #endif /* HEIMDAL_SMALLER */