diff --git a/lib/gssapi/krb5/verify_mic.c b/lib/gssapi/krb5/verify_mic.c
index 5ce6dee29..0b5b6e1cc 100644
--- a/lib/gssapi/krb5/verify_mic.c
+++ b/lib/gssapi/krb5/verify_mic.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ verify_mic_des
 	    )
 {
   u_char *p;
-  EVP_MD_CTX md5;
+  EVP_MD_CTX *md5;
   u_char hash[16], *seq;
   DES_key_schedule schedule;
   EVP_CIPHER_CTX des_ctx;
@@ -75,12 +75,12 @@ verify_mic_des
   p += 16;
 
   /* verify checksum */
-  EVP_MD_CTX_init(&md5);
-  EVP_DigestInit_ex(&md5, EVP_md5(), NULL);
-  EVP_DigestUpdate(&md5, p - 24, 8);
-  EVP_DigestUpdate(&md5, message_buffer->value, message_buffer->length);
-  EVP_DigestFinal_ex(&md5, hash, NULL);
-  EVP_MD_CTX_cleanup(&md5);
+  md5 = EVP_MD_CTX_create();
+  EVP_DigestInit_ex(md5, EVP_md5(), NULL);
+  EVP_DigestUpdate(md5, p - 24, 8);
+  EVP_DigestUpdate(md5, message_buffer->value, message_buffer->length);
+  EVP_DigestFinal_ex(md5, hash, NULL);
+  EVP_MD_CTX_destroy(md5);
 
   memset (&zero, 0, sizeof(zero));
   memcpy (&deskey, key->keyvalue.data, sizeof(deskey));