diff --git a/cmd/minio-decode/main.go b/cmd/minio-decode/main.go
index 2a8ce2c50..29ff43e05 100644
--- a/cmd/minio-decode/main.go
+++ b/cmd/minio-decode/main.go
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func main() {
 		}
 
 		// set up encoder
-		erasureParameters, _ := erasure.ValidateParams(k, m, 8, erasure.CAUCHY)
+		erasureParameters, _ := erasure.ParseEncoderParams(k, m, erasure.CAUCHY)
 
 		// decode data
 		decodedData, err := erasure.Decode(chunks, erasureParameters, length)
diff --git a/cmd/minio-encode/main.go b/cmd/minio-encode/main.go
index d8db1014e..3eaa8fe3f 100644
--- a/cmd/minio-encode/main.go
+++ b/cmd/minio-encode/main.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func main() {
 		}
 
 		// set up encoder
-		erasureParameters, _ := erasure.ValidateParams(k, m, 8, erasure.CAUCHY)
+		erasureParameters, _ := erasure.ParseEncoderParams(k, m, erasure.CAUCHY)
 		// encode data
 		encodedData, length := erasure.Encode(input, erasureParameters)