diff --git a/lib/des/set_key.c b/lib/des/set_key.c
index ad41ff35a..a6f307efe 100644
--- a/lib/des/set_key.c
+++ b/lib/des/set_key.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ des_cblock (*key);
 	return(1);
 	}
 
-/* Weak and semi week keys as take from
+/* Weak and semi week keys were originally as take from
  * %A D.W. Davies
  * %A W.L. Price
  * %T Security for Computer Networks
@@ -106,13 +106,18 @@ des_cblock (*key);
  * Many thanks to smb@ulysses.att.com (Steven Bellovin) for the reference
  * (and actual cblock values).
  */
+
+/* The corrected values are from FIPS 74:
+ * http://www.itl.nist.gov/fipspubs/fip74.htm
+ */
+
 #define NUM_WEAK_KEY	16
 static des_cblock weak_keys[NUM_WEAK_KEY]={
 	/* weak keys */
 	{0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01,0x01},
 	{0xFE,0xFE,0xFE,0xFE,0xFE,0xFE,0xFE,0xFE},
-	{0x1F,0x1F,0x1F,0x1F,0xE0,0xE0,0xE0,0xE0},
-	{0xE0,0xE0,0xE0,0xE0,0xE0,0xE0,0xE0,0xE0},
+	{0x1F,0x1F,0x1F,0x1F,0x0E,0x0E,0x0E,0x0E},
+	{0xE0,0xE0,0xE0,0xE0,0xF1,0xF1,0xF1,0xF1},
 	/* semi-weak keys */
 	{0x01,0xFE,0x01,0xFE,0x01,0xFE,0x01,0xFE},
 	{0xFE,0x01,0xFE,0x01,0xFE,0x01,0xFE,0x01},