diff --git a/src/tool_operate.c b/src/tool_operate.c
index 79db063a5..a77bdfb33 100644
--- a/src/tool_operate.c
+++ b/src/tool_operate.c
@@ -1939,8 +1939,7 @@ static CURLcode single_transfer(struct GlobalConfig *global,
 
         /* new in curl 7.19.4 */
         if(config->socks5_gssapi_nec)
-          my_setopt_str(curl, CURLOPT_SOCKS5_GSSAPI_NEC,
-                        config->socks5_gssapi_nec);
+          my_setopt_str(curl, CURLOPT_SOCKS5_GSSAPI_NEC, 1L);
 
         /* new in curl 7.55.0 */
         if(config->socks5_auth)