diff --git a/lib/krb5/context.c b/lib/krb5/context.c
index a8b592f51..649415d61 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/context.c
+++ b/lib/krb5/context.c
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ krb5_get_default_in_tkt_etypes(krb5_context context,
 }
 
 const char *
-krb5_get_err_text(krb5_context context, long code)
+krb5_get_err_text(krb5_context context, krb5_error_code code)
 {
     const char *p = com_right(context->et_list, code);
     if(p == NULL)