diff --git a/smack-sasl-javax/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/sasl/javax/SASLGSSAPIMechanism.java b/smack-sasl-javax/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/sasl/javax/SASLGSSAPIMechanism.java
index 210e94ab9..bdef7d673 100644
--- a/smack-sasl-javax/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/sasl/javax/SASLGSSAPIMechanism.java
+++ b/smack-sasl-javax/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/sasl/javax/SASLGSSAPIMechanism.java
@@ -66,4 +66,8 @@ public class SASLGSSAPIMechanism extends SASLJavaXMechanism {
         return new SASLGSSAPIMechanism();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean requiresPassword() {
+        return false;
+    }
 }