diff --git a/lib/krb5/get_cred.c b/lib/krb5/get_cred.c
index 4594bb92c..052b25083 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/get_cred.c
+++ b/lib/krb5/get_cred.c
@@ -257,7 +257,9 @@ get_cred_kdc(krb5_context context, krb5_ccache id, krb5_kdc_flags flags,
     }else if(krb5_rd_error(context, &resp, &error) == 0){
 	ret = error.error_code;
 	free_KRB_ERROR(&error);
-    }else
+    }else if(((char*)resp.data)[0] == 4)
+	ret = KRB5KRB_AP_ERR_V4_REPLY;
+    else
 	ret = KRB5KRB_AP_ERR_MSG_TYPE;
     krb5_data_free(&resp);
 out:
diff --git a/lib/krb5/get_in_tkt.c b/lib/krb5/get_in_tkt.c
index 35a48d77e..1a6371186 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/get_in_tkt.c
+++ b/lib/krb5/get_in_tkt.c
@@ -533,6 +533,8 @@ krb5_get_in_cred(krb5_context context,
 	int ret2;
 
 	ret2 = krb5_rd_error(context, &resp, &error);
+	if(ret2 && ((char*)resp.data)[0] == 4)
+	    ret = KRB5KRB_AP_ERR_V4_REPLY;
 	krb5_data_free(&resp);
 	if (ret2 == 0) {
 	    /* XXX - send krb-error packet to caller */