diff --git a/lib/gssapi/Makefile.am b/lib/gssapi/Makefile.am
index 7f668e091..8c61450ca 100644
--- a/lib/gssapi/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/gssapi/Makefile.am
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ mechsrc = \
 	mech/gss_decapsulate_token.c \
 	mech/gss_delete_name_attribute.c \
 	mech/gss_delete_sec_context.c \
+	mech/gss_destroy_cred.c \
 	mech/gss_display_name.c \
 	mech/gss_display_name_ext.c \
 	mech/gss_display_status.c \
diff --git a/lib/gssapi/NTMakefile b/lib/gssapi/NTMakefile
index b5b4c3f54..0a2bab4af 100644
--- a/lib/gssapi/NTMakefile
+++ b/lib/gssapi/NTMakefile
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ mechsrc = \
 	mech/gss_decapsulate_token.c \
 	mech/gss_delete_name_attribute.c \
 	mech/gss_delete_sec_context.c \
+	mech/gss_destroy_cred.c \
 	mech/gss_display_name.c \
 	mech/gss_display_name_ext.c \
 	mech/gss_display_status.c \
@@ -351,6 +352,7 @@ libgssapi_OBJs = \
 	$(OBJ)\mech/gss_decapsulate_token.obj \
 	$(OBJ)\mech/gss_delete_name_attribute.obj \
 	$(OBJ)\mech/gss_delete_sec_context.obj \
+	$(OBJ)\mech/gss_destroy_cred.obj \
 	$(OBJ)\mech/gss_display_name.obj \
 	$(OBJ)\mech/gss_display_name_ext.obj \
 	$(OBJ)\mech/gss_display_status.obj \
diff --git a/lib/gssapi/gssapi/gssapi.h b/lib/gssapi/gssapi/gssapi.h
index 05fd5977b..4f3777228 100644
--- a/lib/gssapi/gssapi/gssapi.h
+++ b/lib/gssapi/gssapi/gssapi.h
@@ -1208,6 +1208,10 @@ gss_release_cred_by_mech(
 GSSAPI_LIB_FUNCTION void GSSAPI_LIB_CALL
 gss_set_log_function(void *ctx, void (*func)(void * ctx, int level, const char *fmt, va_list));
 
+GSSAPI_LIB_FUNCTION OM_uint32 GSSAPI_LIB_FUNCTION
+gss_destroy_cred(OM_uint32 *minor_status,
+		 gss_cred_id_t *cred_handle);
+
 GSSAPI_CPP_END
 
 #if defined(__APPLE__) && (defined(__ppc__) || defined(__ppc64__) || defined(__i386__) || defined(__x86_64__))
diff --git a/lib/gssapi/mech/gss_destroy_cred.c b/lib/gssapi/mech/gss_destroy_cred.c
index f3bd54981..93c810991 100644
--- a/lib/gssapi/mech/gss_destroy_cred.c
+++ b/lib/gssapi/mech/gss_destroy_cred.c
@@ -29,8 +29,22 @@
 #include "mech_locl.h"
 #include <heim_threads.h>
 
-OM_uint32 GSSAPI_LIB_FUNCTION
-gss_destroy_cred(void *status,
+/**
+ * Destroy a credential 
+ *
+ * gss_release_cred() frees the memory, gss_destroy_cred() removes the credentials from memory/disk and then call gss_release_cred() on the credential.
+ *
+ * @param min_stat minor status code
+ * @param cred_handle credentail to destory
+ *
+ * @returns a gss_error code, see gss_display_status() about printing
+ *          the error code.
+ * 
+ * @ingroup gssapi
+ */
+
+GSSAPI_LIB_FUNCTION OM_uint32 GSSAPI_LIB_FUNCTION
+gss_destroy_cred(OM_uint32 *minor_status,
 		 gss_cred_id_t *cred_handle)
 {
     struct _gss_cred *cred;