diff --git a/src/backend/libpq/auth.c b/src/backend/libpq/auth.c
index 8864f8233e..b191c03cbf 100644
--- a/src/backend/libpq/auth.c
+++ b/src/backend/libpq/auth.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *    $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/libpq/auth.c,v 1.10 1997/03/18 21:46:31 scrappy Exp $
+ *    $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/libpq/auth.c,v 1.11 1997/03/25 00:54:15 scrappy Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -438,14 +438,13 @@ be_recvauth(MsgType msgtype_arg, Port *port, char *username, StartupInfo* sp)
        what used to be the only choice, but installation may choose "hba"
        instead.
        */
-    if (msgtype_arg != STARTUP_KRB4_MSG && msgtype_arg != STARTUP_KRB5_MSG) {
-        if (msgtype_arg == STARTUP_MSG && useHostBasedAuth)
-            msgtype = STARTUP_HBA_MSG;
-        else 
-            msgtype = STARTUP_UNAUTH_MSG;
-    } else {
-            msgtype = msgtype_arg;
-    }
+    if (msgtype_arg == STARTUP_MSG) {
+       if(useHostBasedAuth)
+           msgtype = STARTUP_HBA_MSG;
+       else
+           msgtype = STARTUP_UNAUTH_MSG;
+    } else
+        msgtype = msgtype_arg;
 
 
     if (!username) {