diff --git a/crypto/x509/by_file.c b/crypto/x509/by_file.c
index b4b04183d0714f967d6ed75935378345d0a153a5..a5e0d4aefa1a2f0f767248d3061e588f3437f1db 100644
--- a/crypto/x509/by_file.c
+++ b/crypto/x509/by_file.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ int X509_load_cert_file(X509_LOOKUP *ctx, const char *file, int type)
 			x=PEM_read_bio_X509_AUX(in,NULL,NULL,NULL);
 			if (x == NULL)
 				{
-				if ((ERR_GET_REASON(ERR_peek_error()) ==
+				if ((ERR_GET_REASON(ERR_peek_last_error()) ==
 					PEM_R_NO_START_LINE) && (count > 0))
 					{
 					ERR_clear_error();
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ int X509_load_crl_file(X509_LOOKUP *ctx, const char *file, int type)
 			x=PEM_read_bio_X509_CRL(in,NULL,NULL,NULL);
 			if (x == NULL)
 				{
-				if ((ERR_GET_REASON(ERR_peek_error()) ==
+				if ((ERR_GET_REASON(ERR_peek_last_error()) ==
 					PEM_R_NO_START_LINE) && (count > 0))
 					{
 					ERR_clear_error();