diff --git a/tools/ndnsec/cert-gen.hpp b/tools/ndnsec/cert-gen.hpp
index 5c56039..0016333 100644
--- a/tools/ndnsec/cert-gen.hpp
+++ b/tools/ndnsec/cert-gen.hpp
@@ -213,7 +213,9 @@
 
   keyChain.createIdentity(signId);
   Name signingCertificateName = keyChain.getDefaultCertificateNameForIdentity(signId);
-  keyChain.sign(*certificate, signingCertificateName);
+  keyChain.sign(*certificate,
+                security::SigningInfo(security::SigningInfo::SIGNER_TYPE_CERT,
+                                      signingCertificateName));
 
   Block wire = certificate->wireEncode();