diff --git a/crypt.tex b/crypt.tex
index 7e854a70..041baac2 100644
--- a/crypt.tex
+++ b/crypt.tex
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ As of this release the current cipher\_descriptors elements are the following:
      \hline \textbf{Name} & \textbf{Descriptor Name} & \textbf{Block Size} & \textbf{Key Range} & \textbf{Rounds} \\
      \hline Blowfish & blowfish\_desc & 8 & 8 $\ldots$ 56 & 16 \\
      \hline X-Tea & xtea\_desc & 8 & 16 & 32 \\
-     \hline RC2 & rc2\_desc & 8 & 8 $\ldots$ 128 & 16 \\
+     \hline RC2 & rc2\_desc & 8 & 5 $\ldots$ 128 & 16 \\
      \hline RC5-32/12/b & rc5\_desc & 8 & 8 $\ldots$ 128 & 12 $\ldots$ 24 \\
      \hline RC6-32/20/b & rc6\_desc & 16 & 8 $\ldots$ 128 & 20 \\
      \hline SAFER+ & saferp\_desc &16 & 16, 24, 32 & 8, 12, 16 \\
diff --git a/src/ciphers/rc2.c b/src/ciphers/rc2.c
index a7785359..2520b837 100644
--- a/src/ciphers/rc2.c
+++ b/src/ciphers/rc2.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ int rc2_setup(const unsigned char *key, int keylen, int num_rounds, symmetric_ke
    LTC_ARGCHK(key  != NULL);
    LTC_ARGCHK(skey != NULL);
 
-   if (keylen < 8 || keylen > 128) {
+   if (keylen < 5 || keylen > 128) {
       return CRYPT_INVALID_KEYSIZE;
    }
 
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ void rc2_done(symmetric_key *skey)
 int rc2_keysize(int *keysize)
 {
    LTC_ARGCHK(keysize != NULL);
-   if (*keysize < 8) {
+   if (*keysize < 5) {
        return CRYPT_INVALID_KEYSIZE;
    } else if (*keysize > 128) {
        *keysize = 128;