diff --git a/lib/krb5/deprecated.c b/lib/krb5/deprecated.c
index 1f3747d98..6196ef9c9 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/deprecated.c
+++ b/lib/krb5/deprecated.c
@@ -420,4 +420,77 @@ krb5_free_creds_contents (krb5_context context, krb5_creds *c)
     return krb5_free_cred_contents (context, c);
 }
 
+/**
+ * Free the error message returned by krb5_get_error_string(),
+ * deprecated, use krb5_free_error_message().
+ *
+ * @param context Kerberos context
+ * @param msg error message to free
+ *
+ * @ingroup krb5_deprecated
+ */
+
+void KRB5_LIB_FUNCTION
+krb5_free_error_string(krb5_context context, char *str)
+    KRB5_DEPRECATED
+{
+    krb5_free_error_message(context, str);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Set the error message returned by krb5_get_error_string(),
+ * deprecated, use krb5_set_error_message().
+ *
+ * @param context Kerberos context
+ * @param msg error message to free
+ *
+ * @ingroup krb5_deprecated
+ */
+
+krb5_error_code KRB5_LIB_FUNCTION
+krb5_set_error_string(krb5_context context, const char *fmt, ...)
+    __attribute__((format (printf, 2, 3))) KRB5_DEPRECATED
+{
+    va_list ap;
+
+    va_start(ap, fmt);
+    krb5_vset_error_message (context, 0, fmt, ap);
+    va_end(ap);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Set the error message returned by krb5_get_error_string(),
+ * deprecated, use krb5_set_error_message().
+ *
+ * @param context Kerberos context
+ * @param msg error message to free
+ *
+ * @ingroup krb5_deprecated
+ */
+
+krb5_error_code KRB5_LIB_FUNCTION
+krb5_vset_error_string(krb5_context context, const char *fmt, va_list args)
+    __attribute__ ((format (printf, 2, 0))) KRB5_DEPRECATED
+{
+    krb5_vset_error_message(context, 0, fmt, args);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Clar the error message returned by krb5_get_error_string(),
+ * deprecated, use krb5_clear_error_message().
+ *
+ * @param context Kerberos context
+ *
+ * @ingroup krb5_deprecated
+ */
+
+void KRB5_LIB_FUNCTION
+krb5_clear_error_string(krb5_context context)
+     KRB5_DEPRECATED
+{
+    return krb5_clear_error_message(context);
+}
+
 #endif /* HEIMDAL_SMALLER */