diff --git a/lib/krb5/mk_safe.c b/lib/krb5/mk_safe.c
index 266d0a357..c55f7aed9 100644
--- a/lib/krb5/mk_safe.c
+++ b/lib/krb5/mk_safe.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1997, 1998, 1999 Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan
+ * Copyright (c) 1997 - 2000 Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan
  * (Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden). 
  * All rights reserved. 
  *
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ krb5_mk_safe(krb5_context context,
   usec2                  = usec2;
   s.safe_body.usec       = &usec2;
   if (auth_context->flags & KRB5_AUTH_CONTEXT_DO_SEQUENCE) {
-      tmp_seq = ++auth_context->local_seqnumber;
       s.safe_body.seq_number = &tmp_seq;
   } else 
       s.safe_body.seq_number = NULL;
@@ -111,5 +110,8 @@ krb5_mk_safe(krb5_context context,
   }
   memcpy (outbuf->data, buf + buf_size - len, len);
   free (buf);
+  if (auth_context->flags & KRB5_AUTH_CONTEXT_DO_SEQUENCE)
+      auth_context->local_seqnumber =
+	  (auth_context->local_seqnumber + 1) & 0xFFFFFFFF;
   return 0;
 }