diff --git a/lib/krb5/time.c b/lib/krb5/time.c
index 70eaccbf7..8c14802b7 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/time.c
+++ b/lib/krb5/time.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997 - 2000 Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan
+ * Copyright (c) 1997 - 2001 Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan
  * (Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden). 
  * All rights reserved. 
  *
@@ -77,3 +77,11 @@ krb5_format_time(krb5_context context, time_t t,
     strftime(s, len, include_time ? context->time_fmt : context->date_fmt, tm);
     return 0;
 }
+
+krb5_error_code
+krb5_string_to_deltat(const char *string, krb5_deltat *deltat)
+{
+    if((*deltat = parse_time(string, "s")) == -1)
+	return EINVAL;
+    return 0;
+}