diff --git a/crypto/objects/obj_dat.c b/crypto/objects/obj_dat.c
index 4d82378b9..d802c4d09 100644
--- a/crypto/objects/obj_dat.c
+++ b/crypto/objects/obj_dat.c
@@ -437,8 +437,7 @@ int OBJ_obj2txt(char *buf, int buf_len, ASN1_OBJECT *a, int no_name)
 		return(0);
 	}
 
-	nid=OBJ_obj2nid(a);
-	if ((nid == NID_undef) || no_name) {
+	if (no_name || (nid=OBJ_obj2nid(a)) == NID_undef) {
 		len=a->length;
 		p=a->data;