diff --git a/acinclude/krb5.m4 b/acinclude/krb5.m4
index a09cabd6454..439d14cba9d 100644
--- a/acinclude/krb5.m4
+++ b/acinclude/krb5.m4
@@ -26,6 +26,27 @@ AC_DEFUN([SQUID_CHECK_KRB5_CONTEXT_MEMORY_CACHE],[
   SQUID_DEFINE_BOOL(HAVE_KRB5_MEMORY_CACHE,$squid_cv_krb5_memory_cache,[kerberos has MEMORY: cache support])
 ]) dnl SQUID_CHECK_KRB5_CONTEXT_MEMORY_CACHE
 
+dnl check whether the Kerberos context has a memory keytab
+AC_DEFUN([SQUID_CHECK_KRB5_CONTEXT_MEMORY_KEYTAB],[
+  AC_REQUIRE([SQUID_STATE_SAVE])
+  AC_REQUIRE([SQUID_STATE_ROLLBACK])
+  AC_REQUIRE([SQUID_DEFINE_BOOL])
+  AC_CACHE_CHECK([for memory keytab],squid_cv_krb5_memory_keytab,[
+    SQUID_STATE_SAVE(squid_krb5_test)
+    CPPFLAGS="-I${srcdir:-.} $CPPFLAGS"
+    AC_RUN_IFELSE([
+      AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[#include "compat/krb5.h"]],[[
+        krb5_context c;
+        krb5_keytab kt;
+        krb5_init_context(&c);
+        return krb5_kt_resolve(c, "MEMORY:test_keytab", &kt);
+      ]])
+    ],[squid_cv_krb5_memory_keytab=yes],[squid_cv_krb5_memory_keytab=no],[:])
+    SQUID_STATE_ROLLBACK(squid_krb5_test)
+  ])
+  SQUID_DEFINE_BOOL(HAVE_KRB5_MEMORY_KEYTAB,$squid_cv_krb5_memory_keytab,[Kerberos has MEMORY: keytab support])
+]) dnl SQUID_CHECK_KRB5_CONTEXT_MEMORY_KEYTAB
+
 AC_DEFUN([SQUID_CHECK_SOLARIS_KRB5],[
   # no pkg-config for solaris native Kerberos
   AS_IF([test "$cross_compiling" = "no" -a "x$with_mit_krb5" != "xyes" -a "x$with_mit_krb5" != "xno"],[
@@ -63,29 +84,6 @@ AC_DEFUN([SQUID_CHECK_SOLARIS_KRB5],[
   ])
 ])
 
-dnl check whether the kerberos context has a memory keytab. Sets
-dnl squid_cv_memory_keytab if that's the case.
-AC_DEFUN([SQUID_CHECK_KRB5_CONTEXT_MEMORY_KEYTAB],[
-  AC_CACHE_CHECK([for memory keytab], squid_cv_memory_keytab, [
-    SQUID_STATE_SAVE(squid_krb5_test)
-    CPPFLAGS="-I${srcdir:-.} $CPPFLAGS"
-    AC_RUN_IFELSE([
-      AC_LANG_SOURCE([[
-#include "compat/krb5.h"
-int main(int argc, char *argv[])
-{
-    krb5_context context;
-    krb5_keytab kt;
-
-    krb5_init_context(&context);
-    return krb5_kt_resolve(context, "MEMORY:test_keytab", &kt);
-}
-      ]])
-    ], [ squid_cv_memory_keytab=yes ], [ squid_cv_memory_keytab=no ], [:])
-    SQUID_STATE_ROLLBACK(squid_krb5_test)
-  ])
-])
-
 dnl check for PAC requirements
 AC_DEFUN([SQUID_CHECK_KRB5_PAC_SUPPORT],[
   AC_CHECK_TYPE(krb5_pac,[
@@ -274,8 +272,6 @@ AC_DEFUN([SQUID_CHECK_KRB5_FUNCS],[
 
   SQUID_CHECK_KRB5_CONTEXT_MEMORY_CACHE
   SQUID_CHECK_KRB5_CONTEXT_MEMORY_KEYTAB
-  SQUID_DEFINE_BOOL(HAVE_KRB5_MEMORY_KEYTAB,$squid_cv_memory_keytab,
-       [Define if kerberos has MEMORY: keytab support])
 
   SQUID_CHECK_WORKING_GSSAPI
   SQUID_DEFINE_BOOL(HAVE_GSSAPI,$squid_cv_working_gssapi,[GSSAPI support])