diff --git a/lib/krb5/keytab.c b/lib/krb5/keytab.c
index d4eb14e2e..1dfb8d93d 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/keytab.c
+++ b/lib/krb5/keytab.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ krb5_kt_resolve(krb5_context context,
     }
     
     for(i = 0; i < context->num_kt_types; i++) {
-	if(strncmp(type, context->kt_types[i].prefix, type_len) == 0)
+	if(strncasecmp(type, context->kt_types[i].prefix, type_len) == 0)
 	    break;
     }
     if(i == context->num_kt_types) {