diff --git a/appl/popper/pop_init.c b/appl/popper/pop_init.c
index af2b3832c..a626d2d47 100644
--- a/appl/popper/pop_init.c
+++ b/appl/popper/pop_init.c
@@ -221,9 +221,9 @@ authenticate(p, addr)
     
     if (auth != KSUCCESS) {
         pop_msg(p, POP_FAILURE, "Kerberos authentication failure: %s", 
-                krb_err_txt[auth]);
+                krb_err_msg(auth));
         pop_log(p, POP_FAILURE, "%s: (%s.%s@%s) %s", p->client, 
-                kdata.pname, kdata.pinst, kdata.prealm, krb_err_txt[auth]);
+                kdata.pname, kdata.pinst, kdata.prealm, krb_err_msg(auth));
         exit(-1);
     }
 
diff --git a/appl/popper/pop_pass.c b/appl/popper/pop_pass.c
index 0c2ad5cc4..4d23c0b5d 100644
--- a/appl/popper/pop_pass.c
+++ b/appl/popper/pop_pass.c
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ POP     *   p;
 #ifdef KERBEROS
     if ((status = krb_get_lrealm(lrealm,1)) == KFAILURE) {
         pop_log(p, POP_FAILURE, "%s: (%s.%s@%s) %s", p->client, kdata.pname, 
-                kdata.pinst, kdata.prealm, krb_err_txt[status]);
+                kdata.pinst, kdata.prealm, krb_err_msg(status));
         return(pop_msg(p,POP_FAILURE,
-            "Kerberos error:  \"%s\".", krb_err_txt[status]));
+            "Kerberos error:  \"%s\".", krb_err_msg(status)));
     }
 
     if (strcmp(kdata.prealm,lrealm))  {
diff --git a/appl/telnet/libtelnet/kerberos.c b/appl/telnet/libtelnet/kerberos.c
index 68568fb5d..caf7aacf7 100644
--- a/appl/telnet/libtelnet/kerberos.c
+++ b/appl/telnet/libtelnet/kerberos.c
@@ -194,11 +194,11 @@ kerberos4_send(char *name, Authenticator *ap)
 		return(0);
 	}
 	if (r = krb_mk_req(&auth, KRB_SERVICE_NAME, instance, realm, 0L)) {
-		printf("mk_req failed: %s\r\n", krb_err_txt[r]);
+		printf("mk_req failed: %s\r\n", krb_err_msg(r));
 		return(0);
 	}
 	if (r = krb_get_cred(KRB_SERVICE_NAME, instance, realm, &cred)) {
-		printf("get_cred failed: %s\r\n", krb_err_txt[r]);
+		printf("get_cred failed: %s\r\n", krb_err_msg(r));
 		return(0);
 	}
 	if (!auth_sendname(UserNameRequested, strlen(UserNameRequested))) {
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ kerberos4_is(ap, data, cnt)
 				   instance, 0, &adat, "")) {
 			if (auth_debug_mode)
 				printf("Kerberos failed him as %s\r\n", name);
-			Data(ap, KRB_REJECT, (void *)krb_err_txt[r], -1);
+			Data(ap, KRB_REJECT, (void *)krb_err_msg(r), -1);
 			auth_finished(ap, AUTH_REJECT);
 			return;
 		}
diff --git a/appl/xnlock/xnlock.c b/appl/xnlock/xnlock.c
index fc46b5146..a77bb34c4 100644
--- a/appl/xnlock/xnlock.c
+++ b/appl/xnlock/xnlock.c
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ GetPasswd(Widget w, XEvent *_event, String *_s, Cardinal *_n)
 				    fprintf(stderr,
 					    "%s: Warning %s\n",
 					    ProgName,
-					    krb_err_txt[code]);
+					    krb_err_msg(code));
 			    }
 			leave();
 		    }