diff --git a/lib/krb5/rd_priv.c b/lib/krb5/rd_priv.c
index 5fc021ef5..2f9ca9fc4 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/rd_priv.c
+++ b/lib/krb5/rd_priv.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ krb5_rd_priv(krb5_context context,
   /* check sequence number */
   if (auth_context->flags & KRB5_AUTH_CONTEXT_DO_SEQUENCE) {
     if (part.seq_number == NULL ||
-	*part.seq_number != ++auth_context->remote_seqnumber) {
+	*part.seq_number != auth_context->remote_seqnumber++) {
       ret = KRB5KRB_AP_ERR_BADORDER;
       goto failure_part;
     }