diff --git a/lib/gssapi/krb5/set_cred_option.c b/lib/gssapi/krb5/set_cred_option.c
index bd3871675..1411f8665 100644
--- a/lib/gssapi/krb5/set_cred_option.c
+++ b/lib/gssapi/krb5/set_cred_option.c
@@ -149,8 +149,9 @@ allowed_enctypes(OM_uint32 *minor_status,
 	goto out;
     }
 
+    /* serialized as int32_t[], but stored as krb5_enctype[] */
     len = value->length / 4;
-    enctypes = malloc((len + 1) * 4);
+    enctypes = malloc((len + 1) * sizeof(krb5_enctype));
     if (enctypes == NULL) {
 	*minor_status = ENOMEM;
 	major_stat = GSS_S_FAILURE;
@@ -165,9 +166,9 @@ allowed_enctypes(OM_uint32 *minor_status,
     }
 
     for (i = 0; i < len; i++) {
-	uint32_t e;
+	int32_t e;
 
-	ret = krb5_ret_uint32(sp, &e);
+	ret = krb5_ret_int32(sp, &e);
 	if (ret) {
 	    *minor_status = ret;
 	    major_stat =  GSS_S_FAILURE;
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ allowed_enctypes(OM_uint32 *minor_status,
 	}
 	enctypes[i] = e;
     }
-    enctypes[i] = 0;
+    enctypes[i] = KRB5_ENCTYPE_NULL;
 
     if (cred->enctypes)
 	free(cred->enctypes);
diff --git a/lib/gssapi/mech/gss_krb5.c b/lib/gssapi/mech/gss_krb5.c
index 4f16761e8..4416d5181 100644
--- a/lib/gssapi/mech/gss_krb5.c
+++ b/lib/gssapi/mech/gss_krb5.c
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ GSSAPI_LIB_FUNCTION OM_uint32 GSSAPI_LIB_CALL
 gss_krb5_set_allowable_enctypes(OM_uint32 *minor_status,
 				gss_cred_id_t cred,
 				OM_uint32 num_enctypes,
-				krb5_enctype *enctypes)
+				int32_t *enctypes)
 {
     krb5_error_code ret;
     OM_uint32 maj_status;