diff --git a/appl/ftp/ftp/kauth.c b/appl/ftp/ftp/kauth.c
index ec4afead0..7f5b53a1d 100644
--- a/appl/ftp/ftp/kauth.c
+++ b/appl/ftp/ftp/kauth.c
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ void kauth(int argc, char **argv)
     des_pcbc_encrypt((des_cblock*)tkt.dat, (des_cblock*)tktcopy.dat,
 		     tkt.length,
 		     schedule, &key, DES_DECRYPT);
-    if (strcmp ((char*)tktcopy.dat + 8, "krbtgt") != 0) {
+    if (strcmp ((char*)tktcopy.dat + 8,
+		KRB_TICKET_GRANTING_TICKET) != 0) {
         afs_string_to_key (passwd, krb_realmofhost(hostname), &key);
 	des_key_sched (&key, schedule);
 	des_pcbc_encrypt((des_cblock*)tkt.dat, (des_cblock*)tktcopy.dat,
diff --git a/appl/ftp/ftpd/kauth.c b/appl/ftp/ftpd/kauth.c
index 1d5f81d53..2a0954fe1 100644
--- a/appl/ftp/ftpd/kauth.c
+++ b/appl/ftp/ftpd/kauth.c
@@ -215,7 +215,11 @@ void kauth(char *principal, char *ticket)
 	return;
     }
     
-    ret = krb_get_in_tkt (pr.name, pr.instance, pr.realm, "krbtgt", pr.realm, 12,
+    ret = krb_get_in_tkt (pr.name,
+			  pr.instance,
+			  pr.realm,
+			  KRB_TICKET_GRANTING_TICKET,
+			  pr.realm, 12,
 			  NULL, save_tkt, NULL);
     if(ret != INTK_BADPW){
 	reply(500, "Kerberos error: %s.", krb_get_err_text(ret));