diff --git a/lib/krb5/krb5.h b/lib/krb5/krb5.h
index cb28201b8..4438c93cb 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/krb5.h
+++ b/lib/krb5/krb5.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 1998 Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan
+ * Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 1999 Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan
  * (Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden). 
  * All rights reserved. 
  *
@@ -224,6 +224,8 @@ typedef union {
 
 typedef AuthorizationData krb5_authdata;
 
+typedef KRB_ERROR krb5_error;
+
 typedef struct krb5_creds {
     krb5_principal client;
     krb5_principal server;