diff --git a/crypto/dist/krb4/lib/des/des.h b/crypto/dist/krb4/lib/des/des.h
index 611df417b4d9..71f4268cf0d7 100644
--- a/crypto/dist/krb4/lib/des/des.h
+++ b/crypto/dist/krb4/lib/des/des.h
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ char *DES_LIB_FUNCTION des_fcrypt(const char *buf,const char *salt, char *ret);
 #ifdef PERL5
 char *des_crypt(const char *buf,const char *salt);
 #else
+#ifndef __NetBSD__
 /* some stupid compilers complain because I have declared char instead
  * of const char */
 #ifdef HEADER_DES_LOCL_H
@@ -210,6 +211,7 @@ char *DES_LIB_FUNCTION crypt(const char *buf,const char *salt);
 char *crypt();
 #endif
 #endif
+#endif
 void DES_LIB_FUNCTION des_ofb_encrypt(unsigned char *in,unsigned char *out,
 	int numbits,long length,des_key_schedule schedule,des_cblock *ivec);
 void DES_LIB_FUNCTION des_pcbc_encrypt(des_cblock *input,des_cblock *output,long length,