diff --git a/crypto/x509v3/v3_utl.c b/crypto/x509v3/v3_utl.c
index 15029f9ba53cf4774e4ea8ebdd04cadf6ddb338c..6494d83bdb2e60ff900fb8431cf4d4497232ce91 100644
--- a/crypto/x509v3/v3_utl.c
+++ b/crypto/x509v3/v3_utl.c
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ static int do_x509_check(X509 *x, const char *chk, size_t chklen,
     GENERAL_NAMES *gens = NULL;
     X509_NAME *name = NULL;
     int i;
-    int cnid;
+    int cnid = NID_undef;
     int alt_type;
     int san_present = 0;
     int rv = 0;
@@ -944,7 +944,6 @@ static int do_x509_check(X509 *x, const char *chk, size_t chklen,
         else
             equal = equal_wildcard;
     } else {
-        cnid = 0;
         alt_type = V_ASN1_OCTET_STRING;
         equal = equal_case;
     }
@@ -975,11 +974,16 @@ static int do_x509_check(X509 *x, const char *chk, size_t chklen,
         GENERAL_NAMES_free(gens);
         if (rv != 0)
             return rv;
-        if (!cnid
+        if (cnid == NID_undef
             || (san_present
                 && !(flags & X509_CHECK_FLAG_ALWAYS_CHECK_SUBJECT)))
             return 0;
     }
+
+    /* We're done if CN-ID is not pertinent */
+    if (cnid == NID_undef)
+        return 0;
+
     i = -1;
     name = X509_get_subject_name(x);
     while ((i = X509_NAME_get_index_by_NID(name, cnid, i)) >= 0) {