diff --git a/src/packaging/RedHat/openafs.spec.in b/src/packaging/RedHat/openafs.spec.in
index d64eba1a1e..d25f34439d 100644
--- a/src/packaging/RedHat/openafs.spec.in
+++ b/src/packaging/RedHat/openafs.spec.in
@@ -99,12 +99,6 @@
 # to distribute aklog and asetkey
 %define krb5support %{?_without_krb5:0}%{!?_without_krb5:1}
 
-%if %{krb5support}
-%if %{?krb5config:0}%{!?krb5config:1}
-%define krb5config /usr/kerberos/bin/krb5-config
-%endif
-%endif
-
 # Set 'bootkernelsupport' to 1 if you want to build the
 # kernel module for Red Hat BOOT Kernels on x86.
 %define bootkernelsupport %{?_with_bootkernel:1}%{!?_with_bootkernel:0}
@@ -853,9 +847,11 @@ fi
 CFLAGS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS"; export CFLAGS
 
 %if %{krb5support}
+%if %{?krb5config:1}%{!?krb5config:0}
 KRB5_CONFIG="%{krb5config}"
 export KRB5_CONFIG
 %endif
+%endif
 
 ./configure --with-afs-sysname=${sysname} \
        --prefix=%{_prefix} \