diff --git a/crypto/openssh/auth1.c b/crypto/openssh/auth1.c
index 3c0e2b6be6cf..b5d3bd8140c8 100644
--- a/crypto/openssh/auth1.c
+++ b/crypto/openssh/auth1.c
@@ -397,7 +397,9 @@ do_authloop(struct passwd * pw, char *luser)
 			
 			{
 			  krb5_data tgt;
-			  tgt.data = packet_get_string(&tgt.length);
+			  u_int tgtlen;
+			  tgt.data = packet_get_string(&tgtlen);
+			  tgt.length = tgtlen;
 			  
 			  if (!auth_krb5_tgt(luser, &tgt, tkt_client))
 			    verbose ("Kerberos V5 TGT refused for %.100s", luser);