diff --git a/lib/krb5/get_in_tkt.c b/lib/krb5/get_in_tkt.c
index b0fda8c3d..9ae842d66 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/get_in_tkt.c
+++ b/lib/krb5/get_in_tkt.c
@@ -185,6 +185,10 @@ _krb5_extract_ticket(krb5_context context,
     if (ret)
 	goto out;
 
+    ret = krb5_convert_etype(context, &rep->enc_part.key.keytype);
+    if(ret)
+	goto out;
+
     /* compare nonces */
 
     if (nonce != rep->enc_part.nonce) {
diff --git a/lib/krb5/rd_req.c b/lib/krb5/rd_req.c
index 0ad8024e3..5eeb45a1c 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/rd_req.c
+++ b/lib/krb5/rd_req.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997 Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan
+ * Copyright (c) 1997, 1998 Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan
  * (Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden). 
  * All rights reserved. 
  *
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ decrypt_tkt_enc_part (krb5_context context,
     krb5_data_free (&plain);
     if (ret)
 	return ret;
-    return 0;
+    ret = krb5_convert_etype(context, &decr_part->key.keytype);
+    return ret;
 }
 
 static krb5_error_code