diff --git a/lib/hdb/common.c b/lib/hdb/common.c
index e2376d9bc..f090fd35e 100644
--- a/lib/hdb/common.c
+++ b/lib/hdb/common.c
@@ -101,6 +101,13 @@ hdb_value2entry_alias(krb5_context context, krb5_data *value,
 krb5_error_code
 _hdb_fetch(krb5_context context, HDB *db, krb5_const_principal principal,
 	   unsigned flags, hdb_entry_ex *entry)
+{
+    return _hdb_fetch_kvno(context, db, principal, flags & (~HDB_F_KVNO_SPECIFIED), 0, entry);
+}
+
+krb5_error_code
+_hdb_fetch_kvno(krb5_context context, HDB *db, krb5_const_principal principal,
+		unsigned flags, krb5_kvno kvno, hdb_entry_ex *entry)
 {
     krb5_principal enterprise_principal = NULL;
     krb5_data key, value;