diff --git a/apps/crl.c b/apps/crl.c
index 6ea0b4c32bf31392e7f32c53383ea94cdb9a3695..0140ff749cd5ecf0e5f6dbc7ba10f9f43c2e18da 100644
--- a/apps/crl.c
+++ b/apps/crl.c
@@ -249,6 +249,14 @@ int crl_main(int argc, char **argv)
         }
     }
 
+    if (badsig) {
+        ASN1_BIT_STRING *sig;
+
+        X509_CRL_get0_signature(&sig, NULL, x);
+        if (!corrupt_signature(sig))
+            goto end;
+    }
+
     if (num) {
         for (i = 1; i <= num; i++) {
             if (issuer == i) {
@@ -319,13 +327,6 @@ int crl_main(int argc, char **argv)
         goto end;
     }
 
-    if (badsig) {
-        ASN1_BIT_STRING *sig;
-        X509_CRL_get0_signature(&sig, NULL, x);
-        if (!corrupt_signature(sig))
-            goto end;
-    }
-
     if (outformat == FORMAT_ASN1)
         i = (int)i2d_X509_CRL_bio(out, x);
     else
diff --git a/apps/x509.c b/apps/x509.c
index 93b0eae85250a3458a130f82c3c135da3e2b52cc..23265b229eac8e510e4f9c8c361615540171dd87 100644
--- a/apps/x509.c
+++ b/apps/x509.c
@@ -603,6 +603,13 @@ int x509_main(int argc, char **argv)
         objtmp = NULL;
     }
 
+    if (badsig) {
+        ASN1_BIT_STRING *signature;
+        X509_get0_signature(&signature, NULL, x);
+        if (!corrupt_signature(signature))
+            goto end;
+    }
+
     if (num) {
         for (i = 1; i <= num; i++) {
             if (issuer == i) {
@@ -847,13 +854,6 @@ int x509_main(int argc, char **argv)
         goto end;
     }
 
-    if (badsig) {
-        ASN1_BIT_STRING *signature;
-        X509_get0_signature(&signature, NULL, x);
-        if (!corrupt_signature(signature))
-            goto end;
-    }
-
     if (outformat == FORMAT_ASN1)
         i = i2d_X509_bio(out, x);
     else if (outformat == FORMAT_PEM) {