diff --git a/kadmin/kadmin_locl.h b/kadmin/kadmin_locl.h
index 920113195..d67ae5ba8 100644
--- a/kadmin/kadmin_locl.h
+++ b/kadmin/kadmin_locl.h
@@ -144,6 +144,9 @@ foreach_principal(const char *exp,
 
 void get_response(const char *prompt, const char *def, char *buf, size_t len);
 
+int parse_des_key (const char *key_string,
+		   krb5_key_data *key_data, const char **err);
+
 /* server.c */
 
 krb5_error_code