diff --git a/lib/gssapi/krb5/unwrap.c b/lib/gssapi/krb5/unwrap.c
index ccd3841e6..e38866b5d 100644
--- a/lib/gssapi/krb5/unwrap.c
+++ b/lib/gssapi/krb5/unwrap.c
@@ -388,6 +388,8 @@ OM_uint32 gss_unwrap
   OM_uint32 ret;
   krb5_keytype keytype;
 
+  if (qop_state != NULL)
+      *qop_state = GSS_C_QOP_DEFAULT;
   ret = gss_krb5_get_remotekey(context_handle, &key);
   if (ret) {
       gssapi_krb5_set_error_string ();
diff --git a/lib/gssapi/krb5/verify_mic.c b/lib/gssapi/krb5/verify_mic.c
index 977652b25..c7e4f7732 100644
--- a/lib/gssapi/krb5/verify_mic.c
+++ b/lib/gssapi/krb5/verify_mic.c
@@ -251,6 +251,8 @@ gss_verify_mic
     OM_uint32 ret;
     krb5_keytype keytype;
 
+    if (qop_state != NULL)
+	*qop_state = GSS_C_QOP_DEFAULT;
     ret = gss_krb5_get_remotekey(context_handle, &key);
     if (ret) {
 	gssapi_krb5_set_error_string ();
diff --git a/lib/gssapi/unwrap.c b/lib/gssapi/unwrap.c
index ccd3841e6..e38866b5d 100644
--- a/lib/gssapi/unwrap.c
+++ b/lib/gssapi/unwrap.c
@@ -388,6 +388,8 @@ OM_uint32 gss_unwrap
   OM_uint32 ret;
   krb5_keytype keytype;
 
+  if (qop_state != NULL)
+      *qop_state = GSS_C_QOP_DEFAULT;
   ret = gss_krb5_get_remotekey(context_handle, &key);
   if (ret) {
       gssapi_krb5_set_error_string ();
diff --git a/lib/gssapi/verify_mic.c b/lib/gssapi/verify_mic.c
index 977652b25..c7e4f7732 100644
--- a/lib/gssapi/verify_mic.c
+++ b/lib/gssapi/verify_mic.c
@@ -251,6 +251,8 @@ gss_verify_mic
     OM_uint32 ret;
     krb5_keytype keytype;
 
+    if (qop_state != NULL)
+	*qop_state = GSS_C_QOP_DEFAULT;
     ret = gss_krb5_get_remotekey(context_handle, &key);
     if (ret) {
 	gssapi_krb5_set_error_string ();