diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 87c4267e764..8aac40f0723 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -8981,8 +8981,7 @@ let
 
   samba4 = callPackage ../servers/samba/4.x.nix {
     python = python2;
-    # Samba is tightly coupled to kerberos so let it provide its own
-    kerberos = null;
+    kerberos = libheimdal;
     gnutls = gnutls33;
     cups = if stdenv.isDarwin then null else cups;
     pam = if stdenv.isDarwin then null else pam;